Detailed photos from the newly operational Vera C. Rubin Observatory have revealed that the recently discovered interstellar ...

How do we know 3I/ATLAS, also called comet C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), is interstellar? Will it strike Earth? Can we visit it? Here ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS was first identified by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), a global network of four ...

"It could represent some of the oldest and most pristine water ever observed, formed in another planetary system and ...

A controversial new study suggests that 3I/ATLAS, a fast-moving interstellar object, could be an alien spycraft posing a ...

On July 1, 2025, astronomers caught sight of a mysterious object racing through the solar system. This object, now named ...

A controversial new paper questions whether the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a potentially dangerous alien probe, similar ...

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 ...

Serendipitously, the Rubin Observatory collected imaging in the area of the sky inhabited by the object during regular ...

Scientists are racing to learn as much as possible about the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS before it fades from view forever ...

Sometimes serendipity happens in science. Whether it's an apple falling from a tree or a melting chocolate bar, some of the ...