New images reveal the Manhattan-sized interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has started to sport a tail, indicating that it could possibly be a “maneuvering” alien craft, one Harvard scientist suggested. After ...

The vast majority of matter is dark – invisible until it is detected only through its gravitational effects. The newly discovered object could be a clump of dark matter, or it could also be a compact, ...

The Manhattan-size interstellar object 3I/ATLAS will buzz past Mars this week — making its closest pass to any planet on its route as scientists are rushing to coordinate craft to observe the ...

Ever since a mysterious interstellar object, since dubbed 3I/ATLAS, was first spotted screaming into our solar system this year, famed Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has been raising the possibility ...

"'Oumuamua is in a different category of object. It's much harder to find, but there are a lot more of them." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

JavaScript’s low bar to entry has resulted in one of the richest programming language ecosystems in the world. This month’s report celebrates the bounty, while also highlighting a recent example of ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Object 3I/ATLAS is now too far from Earth to aim a telescope at, but prior observations showed some unusual behavior. The anomalous nature of the ...

Last month, astronomers made an exciting discovery, observing an interstellar object — only the third ever observed — hurtling toward the center of the solar system. The object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, has ...

Astronomers have detected an unusually powerful and compact object in a nearby galaxy, one so bright and unique that it may represent an entirely new class of cosmic phenomena. The source, named ...

Rumors of an incoming alien attack invaded some social media feeds in late July 2025 after the New York Post published an article about a potential "alien probe." While the article only said the ...

Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's not aliens.) The interstellar comet, originally called A11pl3Z and now ...

How do we know 3I/ATLAS, also called comet C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), is interstellar? Will it strike Earth? Can we visit it? Here are all of your questions answered. When you purchase through links on our ...