Comets are often treated as leftovers, but sometimes the leftovers become the primary focus. That is the case with 3I/ATLAS, only the third known interstellar object seen crossing the solar system, ...
A visitor is hurtling through the void, a silent, ancient vagabond from an alien star system, and by the end of the week, it will make its closest ever approach to Earth. This is no ordinary comet; it ...
Stellar plasma can smear alien radio signals before they escape their star system, making them harder for astronomers to detect.