693. Marc D'Antonio | 3I/Atlas Truths & Myths

Podcast UFO

Host: Martin Willis

Society & Culture, Science, Astronomy

4.4 • 570 Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2025

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we had to reschedule guests this week. Astronomer Marc D’Antonio joins Martin Willis on Podcast UFO to clear up the confusion about the mysterious interstellar object 3i/ATLAS. Many so-called “images” floating around online are nothing more than science fiction art or clips taken from Star Trek. Marc sets the record straight with the real science behind this rare visitor from outside our solar system. 🔭 What you’ll learn in this interview: Why Webb (the most powerful telescope ever built) only shows 3i/ATLAS as a featureless blob—not an alien spaceship. How astronomers estimate its size (possibly as small as 0.2 miles, or as large as 28.5 miles). Why its speed of 137,000 mph proves it’s interstellar and not from our own Oort Cloud. Its trajectory through the solar system—passing Jupiter, Mars, and Venus before heading back into deep space. Why objects like this are so difficult to study, and how each new discovery changes our understanding of the universe. This is Marc’s definitive statement on what we know about 3i/ATLAS, cutting through speculation and false claims.
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0:00.0	The Hello, this is Martin Willisher host, and welcome to the show.
0:29.5	I have Mark De Antonio on tonight.
0:31.4	We're going to be talking about three-eye Atlas and all the mysterious myths and truths.
0:46.8	And what Mark has, as an astronomer, has looked into what's actually going on as much data as we can collect at this time.
0:47.7	A couple of things.
0:50.3	Unfortunately, it didn't work out last Tuesday.
0:51.3	Something came up.
0:55.6	The second time I've had to cancel in all the years that I remember that I've been doing the show in 14 years. And then ironically, today, Katie Page, who was
1:04.2	scheduled for tonight, had to reschedule because of a situation as well. So I've been scrambling all day,
1:10.3	and then I thought, what a great topic it would be if we could talk about the three-eye Atlas,
1:16.4	because there's so much going around about that, so much speculation and all that.
1:20.6	So I contacted my good friend, Mark De Antonio, and he said, showa.
1:26.0	He lived in Maine as well.
1:28.1	That's kind of the main accent.
1:30.0	He and I kind of do that when we're together by accident sometimes.
1:33.2	But anyway, I want to talk about, I had such a blast at the Exeter UFO Festival this weekend.
1:39.5	I was a speaker there and really enjoyed, you know, meeting a bunch of people. There are probably
1:44.9	some people that are here, you know, watching tonight. I had a lot of cards and a couple of
1:51.8	t-shirts go out the door. So I do believe there may be some new people that are listening
1:57.2	and hello to you new people. And here's a couple of things.
2:06.2	Our guests last week actually came down for a visit down on the Cape where I am right now.
2:09.1	And we had a good time yesterday.
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