The bright light at the center is the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (Credit: noirlab.edu/ CC-BY-SA-4.0/ Wikipedia Commons) A rare comet from another star system is speeding through our solar system, giving astronomers a unique chance to study an interstellar visitor up close. Named 3I/ATLAS, it is only the third such object ever confirmed. It joins Oumuamua, which appeared in 2017, and …
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Objects such as ‘Oumuamua, Borisov and recently 3I/ATLAS have opened our eyes to the reality that outsiders regularly visit our solar system — and we’re about to start spotting a whole lot more of them. 3I/ATLAS, an interstellar object currently zipping through the solar system, is capturing the attention of astronomers, the public and even most of our deep space …
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NASA has responded to claims – popularized by Harvard professor Avi Loeb – that the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a spacecraft sent to the Solar System by an advanced alien civilization. On July 1, 2025, astronomers spotted an object moving through the Solar System at nearly twice the velocity of previous interstellar visitors ‘Oumuamua and Comet Borisov. The object, which …
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On Sept. 7 2025, the skies darkened as Earth’s shadow consumed the moon. Skywatchers in many parts of the world saw the moon turn blood red due to a total lunar eclipse. For amateur astronomers Michael Jäger and Gerald Rhemann in Namibia, the eclipse was not only a sight to behold, but it also gave them an unprecedented opportunity: the …
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After 1I/ʻOumuamua and 2I/Borisov, 3I/ATLAS is the third object and the second comet from outside the Solar System confirmed. This image from the Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS-N) at the Gemini North telescope shows the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Image credit: International Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / K. Meech, IfA & U. Hawaii / Jen Miller & Mahdi Zamani, …
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Press enter or click to view image in full size Detailed laboratory results for the abundances of elements listed on the horizontal axis. The top panel (a) shows the element composition of four Australasian tektites compared to the upper continental crust (UCC) of Earth. The middle panel (b) compares the elemental patterns of the four tektite samples (red, green, blue, …
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When you think of the stereotype of someone who believes in aliens, you just might picture a paranoid person in a tin foil hat. Well, one the most famous “believers” in the world is a dapper, and incredibly talented, 62-year-old scientist who lives in a lovely home just outside of Boston. Avi Loeb said, at his core, he is just …
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Surprising new photos of comet 3I/ATLAS taken during last week’s total lunar eclipse hint that the “interstellar visitor” may be turning bright green as it approaches the halfway point on its journey through the solar system. This unexpected transformation, if confirmed, is likely the result of the comet’s increasing proximity to the sun, experts say. 3I/ATLAS is a roughly 7-mile-wide …
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Skywatchers at Nasa have discounted a Harvard astronomer’s hypothesis that a rare interstellar object hurtling through our solar system is a relic from a civilization in another celestial neighborhood, and “could potentially be dire for humanity”. Avi Loeb, head of Harvard University’s Galileo Project, which searches for evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence, raised eyebrows by suggesting in a scientific paper in …
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Everything we know about interstellar object 3I/Atlas: Size, speed, origin, arrival, and alien speculations explained WION Explaining the Anomalous Anti-Tail of 3I/ATLAS Avi Loeb – Medium Ready for the next ‘Oumuamua: Launching flyby missions to visiting interstellar comets is ‘feasible and affordable,’ study says Space Brand new image of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shows it’s becoming more active and getting longer as it approaches …
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