SETI confirms through extensive radio observations: Comet 3I/Atlas has no alien technology
Comet 3I/Atlas as seen by Hubble
in November 2025. Click for original.
Hardly a surprise: In order to put an end to the stupid clickbait speculations of some hack scientists, the SETI Institute has just completed seven hours of detailed radio observations of interstellar comet 3I/Atlas, and has confirmed that it has no alien technology and is nothing more than a comet, albeit unusual because it comes from outside our solar system.
The team identified nearly 74 million narrowband signals. After removing human interference and filtering for signals matching 3I/ATLAS’s movement, only about 200 remained for review. All traced back to technology on the surface of the Earth or our own Earth-orbiting satellites.
While no technosignatures were found, the study sets new constraints reinforcing that 3I/ATLAS is a natural object. The observations place upper limits on the power of any radio transmitter on or near 3I/ATLAS, ruling out signals stronger than about 10–110 watts, approximately the power of a household appliance, over the detected frequencies.
In other words, the comet is a comet. This research also demonstrated new astronomical capabilities that can quickly do similar observations when new interstellar objects show up.
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Am I the only guy who would like to see a movie based on Arthur C. Clarke’s novel “Rama”? These interstellar comets always bring that fantastic book to mind.
Then again, given the current state of Hollywood, the prospect of them having a go at one of the best modern literary trilogies makes me nervous.
Brings back memories of the summer I was lifeguard at my fraternity’s pool -we rented out membersips for the summer to our neighbors – and I read the novel when I wasn’t helping out girls with their bikinis.
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Clark, you are definitely NOT “”only guy who would like to see a movie based on Arthur C. Clarke’s novel “Rama””
I do not re-read Clarke as often as I re-read Heinlein, but Rama is amazing. With today’s technology, it “could” be an amazing production.
Unfortunately, the current woke Hollywood crowd would not do it justice, or worse. You never know. Just as there are more independent journalists, perhaps someday an independent studio will take it on.