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The long-serving space telescope saw the third interloper to enter the solar system from beyond its limits late on Monday ...
However, we might also want to look for hints of alien origin. One very strong piece of evidence would be any kind of radio ...
A controversial new paper questions whether the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a potentially dangerous alien probe, similar ...
The announcement came via a Bluesky post by an astrophysics undergraduate, who shared, "Hubble Space Telescope images of ...
Sometimes serendipity happens in science. Whether it's an apple falling from a tree or a melting chocolate bar, some of the ...
How do we know 3I/ATLAS, also called comet C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), is interstellar? Will it strike Earth? Can we visit it? Here ...
"The consequences, should the hypothesis turn out to be correct, could potentially be dire for humanity," said Avi Loeb.
Scientists are racing to learn as much as possible about the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS before it fades from view forever ...
Given 3I/ATLAS' highly eccentric orbit, this will be its one and only visit to our solar system, as its trajectory does not ...
The Gemini North telescope in Hawaii recently snapped a close-up of the comet that's captured the world’s attention.
New photos, including a striking technicolor timelapse, show off the newly discovered interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as it ...
A team of international astronomers, including a University of Michigan doctoral student, were the first to publish the ...