Avi Loeb Calls for UN to Establish Extraterrestrial Contact Protocols
Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb is urging the United Nations to develop formal protocols for extraterrestrial contact as the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS approaches the inner solar system.
The object, traveling at approximately 130,000 kilometers per hour, is nearing its closest point to the Sun, renewing debate over global preparedness for potential extraterrestrial contact.
Loeb’s appeal, though not new, has taken on renewed urgency in recent weeks.
- Avi Loeb: Harvard astrophysicist
- 3I/ATLAS: interstellar object approaching the inner solar system
- United Nations: urged to develop formal protocols for extraterrestrial contact
Author's summary: Avi Loeb calls for UN protocols for alien contact.
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