Its behaviour has raised questions that range from scientific uncertainty to speculation about extraterrestrial origins. Elon Musk is among those voicing concern as researchers try to understand what ...

The long, quiet search for radio whispers from Comet 3I/ATLAS has finally paid off, and the result is as dramatic as the hype that preceded it. A deep observing campaign has captured a clear radio ...

A deep image of interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS captured by the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) on Gemini South at Cerro Pachón in Chile, one half of the International Gemini Observatory and ...

Benevolent interloper or interstellar poison pill? With 3I/ATLAS set to fly by Earth in two weeks, Harvard professor Avi Loeb is debating whether our interstellar visitor is friend or foe — an answer ...

Stargazers and scientists are getting a holiday present from the cosmos this week. 3I/ATLAS, an interstellar comet, will get “closest” to Earth on Friday, December 19, as part of its journey across ...