Can We Trust God with the Unknown like 3I/ATLAS?
A fleeting visitor from beyond the stars, and a call to trust the One who made them.
3I/ATLAS is the third confirmed interstellar object to visit our solar system, now sweeping past Mars and heading toward its closest approach to the Sun on October 29, 2025. Its speed, origin, and mystery have sparked global attention and a deeper call to trust in divine sovereignty amid cosmic wonder.
The news is a buzz the last few weeks as God’s cosmos has gifted us a breathtaking visitor: 3I/ATLAS, an interstellar comet blazing through our solar system at an astonishing 245,000 kilometers per hour. Discovered on July 1, 2025, by the ATLAS survey, it’s only the third known object to journey here from beyond our stars. Unlike comets born in the icy depths of our Sun’s Oort Cloud, 3I/ATLAS was cast out from a distant star system, its odyssey spanning millions, perhaps billions, of years.
For this fleeting moment, it dances across our heavens, but why is the world in a strange state about this visitor? Let’s have a look at the facts:
What Makes 3I/ATLAS So Extraordinary?
Interstellar Wanderer: Its hyperbolic path proves it’s not tethered to our Sun. It hails from afar and will soon vanish into the cosmic deep.
Blazing Speed: It raced from Jupiter’s orbit to Mars in just three months, far outpacing NASA’s New Horizons, which took ten months for a similar trek.
A Rare Moment: Scientists are seizing this chance to study its secrets before it departs forever. NASA’s Europa Clipper may even detect particles from its glowing ion tail.
Captivating Wonder: From planetary defense insights to whispers of cosmic mysteries, 3I/ATLAS sparks both scientific marvel and soulful curiosity.
Where Is It Now, and Where Is It Headed?
As of October 27, 2025, 3I/ATLAS glides through the constellation Virgo, about 347 million kilometers from Earth, veiled briefly behind the Sun’s glare. In just two days, on October 29, it will reach perihelion, its closest brush with the Sun, at 203 million kilometers. By mid-November, it will emerge in the pre-dawn sky, visible through telescopes in Virgo and Libra. On December 18, it will make its nearest pass to Earth, still a safe 270 million kilometers away, before continuing its eternal journey outward, never to return.
Track its cosmic voyage in real-time here.
Finding Peace in the Cosmic Unknown
When the universe unveils a messenger like 3I/ATLAS, we’re humbled by our place in the vastness, yet lifted by our connection to it. This comet’s path, etched across eons, feels like part of a grand, divine tapestry we’re only beginning to glimpse.
We don’t need to fear the mysteries above. Whether 3I/ATLAS is a scientific wonder, a celestial sign, (aliens?) Yes, I said Aliens! Which is what most of YouTube will tell you it is. This is a moment for us to trust the Creator who set its course long before our world began. The One who guides this comet (or whatever it is) holds our lives, our questions, and our dreams.
So, when the skies clear, step outside. Look up. Let the fleeting glow of 3I/ATLAS remind you: we are small, but we are seen; we are fleeting, but we are cherished.
Until next time! Keep looking up!
-g
Beautiful reflection. It’s amazing how the vastness of space can remind us of God’s power and care at the same time. 🙏🏼❤️
Yes we can