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

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

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

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

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

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

The photos reveal a bright and well-developed coma, the cloud of gas and dust surrounding the comet's nucleus, with striking ...

Astronomers have observed an object that originated from beyond our solar system, thought to be an interstellar comet, ...

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

The interstellar comet 3I/Atlas is the fastest and largest of its kind, giving astronomers a rare glimpse into extrasolar ...

Comet 31/ATLAS, a rare interstellar object, may be 7 billion years old and could reveal secrets about the early Milky Way and ...

After defending his PhD thesis on modeling interstellar objects on Monday, June 30, Matthew Hopkins intended to take some ...