“If we find technological satellites of Jupiter that we did not send,” Loeb notes, “it would imply Jupiter is of interest to an extraterrestrial civilization.”
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What Comes Next
Whether 31/ATLAS is a spinning comet or a technological visitor, its upcoming close approach—combined with post-perihelion changes—makes this one of the most scientifically valuable interstellar encounters in human history.
