A radio signal? That would have to confirm the object is technlogical in nature, wouldn't it? The thing is, this isn't a ...
After briefly escaping from Earth's view during a (very) close approach to the sun on Oct. 30, Comet 3I/ATLAS can finally be ...
Scientists who study comets are struggling to keep up with popular speculation that the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS was sent ...
The surface of comet 3I/ATLAS may have been so radically altered by cosmic rays that deducing its home star system would be ...
Usually, sunlight makes cometary gases glow green from diatomic carbon (C2) or blue from ionized carbon monoxide (CO+). With these colors missing, the comet now appears golden. Scientists aren't sure ...
The comet currently resides in the constellation Ophiuchus (The Serpent-bearer), positioned about 147 million kilometers from ...
Newly discovered comet C/2025 V1 (Borisov), which has some minor similarities to 3I/ATLAS, will make its closest approach to ...