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The long-serving space telescope saw the third interloper to enter the solar system from beyond its limits late on Monday ...
On July 1, astronomers spotted an unusual high-speed object zooming towards the sun. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, the surprising space ...
The announcement came via a Bluesky post by an astrophysics undergraduate, who shared, "Hubble Space Telescope images of ...
"The consequences, should the hypothesis turn out to be correct, could potentially be dire for humanity," said Avi Loeb.
The Gemini North telescope in Hawaii recently snapped a close-up of the comet that's captured the world’s attention.
New photos, including a striking technicolor timelapse, show off the newly discovered interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as it ...
Given 3I/ATLAS' highly eccentric orbit, this will be its one and only visit to our solar system, as its trajectory does not ...
A controversial new paper questions whether the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a potentially dangerous alien probe, similar ...
Sometimes serendipity happens in science. Whether it's an apple falling from a tree or a melting chocolate bar, some of the ...
Most comets, including the well-known Halley's, loop through our solar system like cosmic time capsules that formed alongside ...
Interstellar objects are visitors from solar systems beyond our own, and the third ever such object, known as 3I/ATLAS, has ...
Scientists now say an interstellar comet discovered earlier this month could be one of the oldest that astronomers have ever ...