3I/ATLAS, the Dark Knight, and the Long Game of Awareness
3I/ATLAS: Humanity’s understanding of the universe rarely changes through revelation. It changes through exposure. Not shock. Not disclosure. But repetition. In just over a decade, we’ve identified objects entering our solar system that did not originate here. First ʻOumuamua in 2017. Then 2I/Borisov in 2019. Now, what many are calling 3I/ATLAS—the third confirmed interstellar visitor. […]