Avi Loeb warned that humanity faces a narrowing window to study anomalous interstellar objects and that a permanent space platform is the only way to respond.
Harvard astrophysicist Professor Avi Loeb has spent weeks arguing that the unusual interstellar visitor known as 3I/ATLAS demands a new posture for science and national strategy. In interviews and personal posts, he has urged the creation of a dedicated space-based observational and response platform, arguing that Earth-bound telescopes and ad-hoc responses leave investigators blind to rapidly evolving phenomena. The plea is as much operational as it is philosophical: Loeb says we lack the infrastructure to intercept and characterise fast-moving interstellar visitors while they are accessible.
