Is 3I/ATLAS from space aliens? w/ Avi Loeb

The Current powered by Kim Komando

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🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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The interstellar comet will make its closest approach to Earth on December 19th. In this throwback episode of The Current, I talk to Harvard astrophysicist Dr. Avi Loeb, who thinks it’s more than a pile of dust and ice. He says it's moving too fast and has a strange trajectory, among other things. Could it be extraterrestrial? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:16.3	Today, we are opening up the vault to bring you a throwback to one of our absolute favorite conversations. You are about to hear a fascinating chat between Kim and Dr. Avi
1:22.6	Loeb about the mysterious interstellar object, 3-Ey Atlas.
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1:44.1	All right, so what do you think?
1:45.9	Are we alone in the universe?
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