Scientists Just Discovered a New Method to Build an Interstellar Drive—And the Possibilities Are Endless

To reach Earth’s closest star system, Alpha Centauri, scientists are building a laser-powered spacecraft. To pull off ...

Do interstellar objects pose a threat to Earth?

We know of three interstellar objects (ISO) that have visited our inner solar system. Oumuamua was the first one, and it came ...
Scientific American

The Race to Study an Interstellar Comet from Deep Space

Astronomers are hustling to use interplanetary spacecraft to study the interstellar comet dubbed 3I/ATLAS while the sun is hiding it from Earth ...
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Airbus, Thales, Leonardo form European space giant amid global contest

Employees work in a cleanroom at French-Italian aerospace manufacturer Thales Alenia Space in Toulouse, southwestern France, on March 21, 2023. (Lionel Bonaventure/AFP via Getty Images) ROME — ...
Space.com

Here's where the James Webb Space Telescope and 4 other legendary spacecraft are in October's night sky

Humanity's understanding of the solar system has evolved dramatically following the advent of spaceflight. Over the past seven decades, thousands of sophisticated spacecraft have been launched on ...
Aviation Week

Japan’s Interstellar Plans To Take A Slice of SpaceX’s Business

The startup is fueling its rocket engines with liquid methane. Credit: Interstellar Technologies Amid stables for 1,400 dairy cows, a tanker truck empties its load: a liquid stream of manure that ...
Space.com

You won't see interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS zoom closest to the sun on Oct. 30 — but these spacecraft will

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is just a day away from perihelion, which is its closest point to the sun and the time around which it is expected to be most active. Although 3I/ATLAS is currently ...
Futurism

Mysterious Interstellar Object Has Sprouted a Tendril Reaching Toward the Sun

Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS continues to fascinate astronomers as it rips through our solar system. And the more we find out about the object — widely suspected to be an icy comet — the more ...

Alien Ship Or Interstellar Iceberg? Why 3I/ATLAS Is Not The ET Probe The Internet Hoped For

When astronomers first spotted the fast-moving object 3I/ATLAS hurtling through the solar system in July 2025, speculation ...
Wired

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Is Spewing Water Like a Cosmic Fire Hydrant

Analyses of its emissions using NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory indicate that the interstellar comet probably has a very different structure than comets in the solar system. Hydroxyl compounds ...
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"Anti-Tail" And Odd 594-Kilometer Feature Found On Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS By Keck Observatory

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
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Harvard astrophysicist suggests mysterious interstellar object may be an alien probe

3I/ATLAS, a mysterious interstellar object racing toward the Sun, is baffling scientists with its speed and origin. Some researchers suggest it could even be alien-made, drawing comparisons to probes ...