The discovery of interstellar objects passing through our solar system has opened a new chapter in astronomy. To date, only three confirmed interstellar visitors have been detected: 1I/ʻOumuamua in ...
A newly discovered interstellar object, named 3I/ATLAS, is moving through the solar system fast enough to prove it came from beyond our Sun’s gravity. As with ʻOumuamua before it, some researchers and ...
On July 1, astronomers spotted an unusual high-speed object zooming towards the sun. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, the surprising space traveler had one very special quality: its orbit showed it had come from ...
Every once in a while, our solar system receives a fleeting visitor from the depths of our galaxy. On July 1, 2025, NASA’s ATLAS telescope in Chile discovered Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known ...
An interstellar comet known as 3I/ATLAS, which swept past the Sun in 2024, could be a 12‑billion‑year‑old relic from deep space and has even been described by a Harvard physicist as a possible alien ...
When the faint object now known as 3I/ATLAS was first detected by the ATLAS telescope in Hawaii earlier this year, astronomers classified it as another comet. Within weeks, it became clear that this ...
3I/ATLAS, an interstellar object whose unusual motion has ignited debate over possible artificial origins Astronomers are baffled by 3I/ATLAS, a newly discovered interstellar object that appears to be ...
On July 1, astronomers spotted an unusual high-speed object zooming towards the Sun. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, the surprising space traveller had one very special quality: its orbit showed it had come from ...