A comet from another star system is sweeping through our cosmic backyard and, for the first time, astronomers have picked up ...
It's been nearly a month since the second interstellar object, C/2019 Q4 (Borisov), was detected. And this newly identified object could potentially be studied, according to a new study. The research, ...
In the study, published in Research Notes of the AAS, lead author Thomas Marshall Eubanks of the aerospace firm Space ...
Could a comet from another star system carry the chemical fingerprints of worlds we’ve never seen? The arrival of 3I/ATLAS ...
Since its discovery, some people have speculated that interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS could be alien technology. Harvard ...
The next time a space rock races through our solar system from beyond, humans will be a little more prepared to unlock its secrets. To date, astronomers have identified two interstellar objects that ...
A mysterious intergalactic object could potentially be a “hostile” alien spacecraft that’s slated to attack our planet in November, according to a controversial new study by a small group of ...
A new study notes that interstellar comet 2I/Borisov did break up after it came close to the sun, but seems likely to survive and continue its journey through the Solar System. The research, which can ...
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will pass Earth safely on 19 December, giving astronomers a rare chance to study a visitor from beyond our solar system.
Interstellar travel could be possible, scientists say, but not in the way you might think. For decades, science fiction stories have proposed the idea of traveling outside of our known galaxy. This ...
A pair of scientists may have figured out interstellar asteroid ‘Oumuamua’s secret — and it’s not an alien spaceship after all. When the first known interstellar object passed through our Solar System ...
The concept of life existing elsewhere in the galaxy is fascinating, as is the ongoing, rapid advancement of technology here on planet Earth. Combining the two, it sounds like we may have a promising ...