The object, which has since been dubbed 3I/ATLAS — the third interstellar object ever found passing through our solar system — has fascinated the astronomy community ever since. In a yet-to-be-peer-reviewed paper, they revealed sobering — albeit probably expected — results: the telescope failed to detect any “candidate signals” emanating from 3I/ATLAS on the day before it made its closest approach to Earth. Wouldn’t it be in an extraterrestrial civilization’s best interest to reach out to us during its probe’s closest approach? As of shortly after it was first discovered, Loeb ranked 3I/ATLAS as a four on his scale. More on 3I/ATLAS: Scientists Say They’ve Found Another Anomaly About 3I/ATLAS