Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Dazzles
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"The implication of alien technology would be huge and therefore we must take it seriously,” Harvard's Avi Loeb told Newsweek.
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Comet 3I/ATLAS has been transformed by billions of years of space radiation, James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has a thick irradiated crust that no longer resembles its home star system, simulations and James Webb Space Telescope observations have found.
Astronomers are hustling to use interplanetary spacecraft to study the interstellar comet dubbed 3I/ATLAS while the sun is hiding it from Earth
The comet could be older than our solar system. The comet is also distinct because nickel vapor was detected in the gas surrounding it.
As 3I/Atlas neared its closest point to the sun in its orbit, the internet was abuzz with curiosity about the comet.
Astronomers have identified Comet 3I/ATLAS as an interstellar object, making it only the third confirmed visitor from outside our solar system, according to NASA.<br /><br />The comet is travelling on a hyperbolic trajectory,
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS baffles scientists, brightening 7x faster and turning blue. A Harvard expert suggests its strange path is a 'possible hint of design'.
Physicist Michio Kaku is warning about the AI-generated deepfakes, which exploit his image to push the idea the comet '3I/ATLAS' is an alien spacecraft that poses a potential threat.