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

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

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 ...

Scientists have examined the interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS, finding evidence that it is packed with water that could be older ...

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

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 ...

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

The Gemini North telescope in Hawaii recently snapped a close-up of the comet that's captured the world’s attention.

A team of astronomers recently discovered the traveling space object, just the third of its kind to pass through our solar ...