An international team of researchers pointed the largest single-dish radio telescope in the world at 3I/ATLAS.
It is unclear whether a [3I/ATLAS] would transmit radio signals … such signals would take tens of thousands of years to cross ...
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Alien probe or ancient ice? The enigma of 3I/ATLAS

This is not the first time that a comet is accusing it of being a spy. However, 3I/ATLAS, which was introduced on July 1, ...
A relic from the beginning of the galaxy has finally come out of the sun's shadow. It gives us a rare look at a cosmic history that goes back before our own world. In November 2025, the interstellar ...
Did an alien spacecraft just fly by Earth? That’s the question a lot of people, including Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb, are asking right now. A massive interstellar object called 3I/ATLAS which ...
Researchers used the Green Bank Telescope to study the interstellar comet and found that it exhibits typical cometary behavior, with no unusual features detected ...
3I/ATLAS has passed its closest point to Earth, meaning we will soon lose sight of it for good. Some scientists want to send a spacecraft to chase down the alien comet — or the next interstellar ...
Parker Solar Probe reached "perihelion," the nearest point to the sun in its orbit, on Dec. 13, 2025. Credit: ASA / Johns Hopkins APL / Steve Gribben illustration A NASA spacecraft is making a close ...
For one, it came down to timing. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It came from outer space. Interstellar space, to be precise.
Is there an Outer SpaceX? With 3I/ATLAS set to fly by Earth in just over a week, experts continue to speculate over its origins. Harvard Scientist Avi Loeb believes that if aliens, the comet wouldn’t ...