Spotted by astronomers last month, interstellar object 3I/ATLAS [NASA] is the third object from beyond that we've detected passing through the solar system. Given that its trajectory does not ...
The eyes of every astronomer widened this year when an interstellar traveler was discovered in our solar system. Despite some suggestions that it could be an alien spacecraft, observations from some ...
A comet known as 3I/ATLAS made news earlier in July when it was confirmed to have originated outside of Earth's solar system. But is 3I/ATLAS definitely an icy comet? A trio of researchers that most ...
An astrophotograph of the interstellar comet known as 3I/ATLAS highlights its green coma and a wandering blue-tinted ion tail. (Copyright Victor Sabet and Julien De ...
The question sounds ripped straight from a sci-fi blockbuster like Arrival or 2001: A Space Odyssey, yet it became a very real source of furious, months-long online debate. The cosmic object at the ...
A comet that is likely much, much older than our solar system has spent months traipsing through Earth's cosmic neighborhood. And at long last, NASA has unveiled an unprecedented look at the object, ...