3I/ATLAS Wasn’t a Flyby — It Was a Pickup Mission

Video Description

3I/ATLAS has already passed Earth… but the story is not over. In this video, we break down the newest data released after December 19, 2025 — including fragment ejection reports, updated size estimates, non-gravitational acceleration, radio observations, and the upcoming Jupiter rendezvous on March 16, 2026. Is 3I/ATLAS just a comet… or part of an interstellar transport system? We look at: • Avi Loeb’s new proposals about “hitchhiking” on interstellar objects • why a 1-km nucleus doesn’t match the observed activity • what the fragments might really be • why scientists are suddenly focused on Jupiter • whether Earth could have already been “sampled” • what happens if 3I/ATLAS is sending data back home This video explores the “pickup mission” hypothesis — that 3I/ATLAS did not simply fly by, but may have dropped or collected material in the inner Solar System before heading toward Jupiter and Epsilon Tauri. We also explain what the latest radio scans actually found, what “no technosignatures detected” really means, and whether low-power transmissions could still be happening. If you’re following 3I/ATLAS, Oumuamua, interstellar objects, or the search for extraterrestrial probes, this episode is for you. Stay to the end — the Jupiter encounter may change everything.