Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb is renewing his call for the United Nations to develop formal protocols in the event of extraterrestrial contact as the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS approaches the inner solar system.
The object, traveling at roughly 130,000 kilometers per hour, is nearing its closest point to the Sun, prompting Loeb to intensify his appeal for global preparedness.
Loeb’s appeal has taken on renewed urgency in recent weeks
Author's summary: Avi Loeb urges UN to prepare for alien contact.