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ive heard so much nonsense about 31 atlas. what is it ? (Original Post)
AllaN01Bear
Nov 2025
OP
NASA has several informative videos. No one knows what it is. What the experts do know is that it
in2herbs
Nov 2025
#5
Visited us last fall, just a few blockes from our home by a boat ramp at a park
question everything
Nov 2025
#7
SamKnause
(14,945 posts)1. A fast moving comet with a unique composition.
AllaN01Bear
(29,798 posts)4. thanks.
Bernardo de La Paz
(60,320 posts)2. An interstellar comet, not a spaceship. Here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3I/ATLAS
I find that Wikipedia answers many many questions and is a good place to start most times.
I find that Wikipedia answers many many questions and is a good place to start most times.
AllaN01Bear
(29,798 posts)3. thanks .
in2herbs
(4,531 posts)5. NASA has several informative videos. No one knows what it is. What the experts do know is that it
has no weight, no tail (exhaust) and is not susceptible to the gravitational pull of other planets. So how is it traveling??? The experts assert that it is not a comet.
This is a time when we should have inquiring, not closed minds.
justaprogressive
(7,158 posts)6. That means it's inertialess!!!!
No weight, not affected by gravity!!!
This is a fucking spaceship!
Karellan type aliens I hope! (Childhoods End by Arthur C. Clarke) Perfect timing!

This is a fucking spaceship!
Karellan type aliens I hope! (Childhoods End by Arthur C. Clarke) Perfect timing!

question everything
(52,385 posts)7. Visited us last fall, just a few blockes from our home by a boat ramp at a park

AllaN01Bear
(29,798 posts)8. i remember that , i dont ermember the nonsense there is now.
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