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Science Musk: 3I/ATLAS Could Threaten Humanity

Musk: 3I/ATLAS Could Threaten Humanity
Elon Musk warned on a recent podcast that the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS—while almost certainly not aimed at Earth—would be catastrophic if it ever struck the planet. Scientist…