The long-serving space telescope saw the third interloper to enter the solar system from beyond its limits late on Monday ...

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

However, we might also want to look for hints of alien origin. One very strong piece of evidence would be any kind of radio ...

"The consequences, should the hypothesis turn out to be correct, could potentially be dire for humanity," said Avi Loeb.

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

Given 3I/ATLAS' highly eccentric orbit, this will be its one and only visit to our solar system, as its trajectory does not ...

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

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

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

Interstellar objects are visitors from solar systems beyond our own, and the third ever such object, known as 3I/ATLAS, has ...

The comet was discovered on July 1 by the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) survey telescope. Knowing ...

Earlier this month astronomers were thrilled to discover only the third known interstellar object ever seen in our solar system. Now dubbed 3I/ATLAS, the suspected comet has just zoomed past the orbit ...