19.12.2025
According to calculations, approximately two hours ago, at approximately 4:16 AM UTC, the 3I/ATLAS object passed its closest point to Earth. The distance to the object at that moment was, and, in fact, still is, 268,918,000 km—a huge figure by terrestrial standards, though, of course, completely insignificant in terms of interstellar distances.
17.12.2025
In the unfolding drama of ideas surrounding the interstellar body 3I/ATLAS, in addition to the question of what this object is (which we will not discuss, since we cannot add anything new to what was previously stated by the parties), the question of whether alien probes could, in principle, be present in the Solar System is of interest.
16.12.2025
3I/ATLAS is currently only three days away from its closest approach to Earth, allowing us to determine the time of its closest approach with great precision. Calculations indicate that the celestial body will pass closest to the planet on December 19 at approximately 4:00 AM UT.
