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On July 1, 2025, astronomers caught sight of a mysterious object racing through the solar system. This object, now named ...
Comet 3I/ATLAS was first identified by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), a global network of four ...
Detailed photos from the newly operational Vera C. Rubin Observatory have revealed that the recently discovered interstellar ...
Scientists have examined the interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS, finding evidence that it is packed with water that could be older ...
However, we might also want to look for hints of alien origin. One very strong piece of evidence would be any kind of radio ...
How do we know 3I/ATLAS, also called comet C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), is interstellar? Will it strike Earth? Can we visit it? Here ...
A controversial new paper questions whether the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a potentially dangerous alien probe, similar ...
Loeb points to several unusual traits that set 3I/ATLAS apart from typical comets. "The retrograde orbital plane of 3I/ATLAS ...
Sometimes serendipity happens in science. Whether it's an apple falling from a tree or a melting chocolate bar, some of the ...
The announcement came via a Bluesky post by an astrophysics undergraduate, who shared, "Hubble Space Telescope images of ...
You can watch comet 3I/ATLAS live online tonight (July 3), thanks to the Virtual Telescope Project, which will livestream ...
The Gemini North telescope in Hawaii recently snapped a close-up of the comet that's captured the world’s attention.