Since we’re talking about an object penetrating our Solar System from other parts of the galaxy, it was inevitable that this would draw wider media coverage. That coverage:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HeTCmtNJSU
Jul 3, 2025 Scott Manley We Just Discovered The Fastest Interstellar Comet Yet – 150,000 MILES PER HOUR
https:/www.newscientist.com/article/2486670-interstellar-comet-hurtling-through-solar-system-named-3i-atlas/
12 July 2025 Issue 3551 Matthew Sparkes Interstellar comet hurtling through solar system named 3I/ATLAS
Yes, I realize I’m posting something, something non-organizational, from YouTube. YouTube- the province of nuts, amateurs, and nutty amateurs. But if you aren’t already aware of Scott Manley, you might want to be. He may not be professionally affiliated with an astronomy organization, but you can judge his work for yourself. In this case, Manley (after an introduction and preliminaries about ISOs) spends much of his time on the prospects of a mission to 3I/ATLAS- the dim prospects. Space fanboys- including nutty amateurs- would ask such a question, and Manley is here to be the voice of reason. In particular, he brings up the combination of Comet Interceptor and Vera Rubin to tackle this in the future, on additional ISOs.