An international team of researchers pointed the largest single-dish radio telescope in the world at 3I/ATLAS.

The afternoon of 7 August 1996 isn’t a time that sticks in many people’s minds. But if things had worked out differently, it might have been etched into our collective memory. At 1.15pm, US President ...

With 3I/ATLAS streaking away from our planet, speculation remains as to whether the interstellar comet is alien or not.

The unusual behaviour of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has reignited online debate, but astronomers say the gaps in public ...

It's one of life's biggest questions - are we alone in the universe? Now, one of Britain's top space scientists has declared she is 'absolutely convinced' there are aliens out there ...

Harvard scientist Avi Loeb presents chilling theories that interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is alien technology, citing anomalies ...

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb says the odds of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS aligning its rotation axis toward the Sun are just 1 in 40,000, raising fresh questions about whether standard comet ...

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In the vast expanse of our universe, one question has captivated humanity for generations: are we alone? This profound inquiry has driven scientific exploration for decades, but recent technological ...

In just a few days, an enigma from the far reaches of the cosmos will make its closest approach to Earth, offering a final, fleeting glimpse before it vanishes into the void forever. The visitor is 3I ...

A startling calculation has emerged from recent research: if an extraterrestrial intelligence were positioned to observe an alignment of Earth and Mars, there is a 77% chance they would be in the path ...

The best reason to send humans to Mars isn’t for guts or glory—or the construction of colonies to safeguard against existential Earth-bound risks. Instead it’s to answer a single, simple question: Is ...