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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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David Unyime Nkanta

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Loeb says humanity arrived late to the cosmic party 3i atlas proves it - The Untold Story

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has used the recent flyby of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS to highlight how small man is in the universe.

The object came closest to Earth on 19 December 2025, at a distance of 268.91 million kilometres. Although there were speculations regarding its origin, 3I/ATLAS showed no abnormal manoeuvres or evidence of artificial activity; it just proceeded on its orbit within the solar system.

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