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>Months after ground telescopes on Earth discovered the third interstellar object infiltrating our Solar >System, scientists are raising concerns that it may be more than that.

>The object named 3I/ATLAS is set to make a close pass near Jupiter on March 16, 2026, at >approximately 53.5 million kilometers. The arrival of this rare visitor from beyond our solar system >has spurred scientists to consider an unprecedented move: rerouting Nasa's Juno spacecraft, >currently orbiting Jupiter, to intercept and study the object up close.

>The plan, proposed in a draft paper, involves a precise engine burn by Juno on September 9, 2025, >to adjust its orbit around Jupiter. Utilising a gravity-assisted "Jupiter Oberth Manoeuvre," Juno >would gain the velocity and directional change needed to intercept 3I/ATLAS about two days before >the comet's closest approach to Jupiter, potentially as near as 27 million kilometers.