October 29:perihelion and What It Would Mean If 3i/atlas Is a Mothership
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The article discusses the perihelion of comet 3I/Atlas and the speculative idea that it could be a 'mothership', with the HN discussion showing little engagement or controversy.
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yawpitch
3 months ago
… very little, as it’s not a mothership, and even if it were it would just keep going, lost in a fruitless search for intelligent life, still quite certain it hasn’t found any.
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