An aging spacecraft more than a decade into its mission may soon undertake one of the most ambitious maneuvers in modern ...

Scientists propose that NASA's Juno probe could intercept the recently discovered interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS, providing a close examination of this enigmatic celestial object.

Chadderton-born Professor Brian Cox has spoken out about claims that an interstellar object could be an alien spacecraft ...

No one knows where the comet came from. It’s like glimpsing a rifle bullet for a thousandth of a second,” said David Jewitt, ...

This week, astronomers have documented the occurrence of an unprecedented stellar death unlike anything seen before.

The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has sparked debate among astronomers since its discovery, and some are exploring whether it ...

U-M astronomers are helping study a fast-moving, ancient, and massive comet that formed beyond our galaxy. A group of ...

“They happen to be very close to each other in the sky right now,” he says. “The closest approach was actually this (Tuesday) ...

Physicist Avi Loeb has argued the possibility that 3I/ATLAS spotted by a NASA telescope could contain alien intelligence ...

The 3I/ATLAS, which was first spotted on July 1, has the fastest velocity of any solar system visitor to date, NASA says. The comet’s 130,000 mph speed is nearly 100 times the speed of some bullets.

On August 11, 2025, Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb sparked global intrigue by proposing that the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, discovered on July 1, 2025, by NASA’s ATLAS telescope in Chile, may be ...

Hubble telescope captures third interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS showing active dust coma racing through solar system.