3I/ATLAS: Scientific paper details what's known about the third-ever interstellar object

When the news started to spread on July 1, 2025, about a new object that was spotted from outside our solar system, only the third of its kind ever known, astronomers at Michigan State ... Read More

Why scientists are so excited about the newfound interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (op-ed)

Aster G. Taylor is a Ph.D. candidate in Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a 2023 Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Fellow. Darryl Z. Seligman is a National Science ... Read More

3I/ATLAS: Everything you need to know about the new 'interstellar visitor' shooting through the solar system

The solar system has an uninvited guest that is currently shooting toward us on a one-way trip through our cosmic neighborhood.The newly discovered interstellar visitor, named 3I/ATLAS, is only the ... Read More

Astronomers say new interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is 'very likely to be the oldest comet we have ever seen'

I/ATLAS isn't just fascinating because it is the third interstellar visitor found in the solar system; new research suggests it's also the oldest comet ever seen, at over 7 billion years old. Read More

New interstellar object 3I/ATLAS: Everything we know about the rare cosmic visitor

How do we know 3I/ATLAS, also called comet C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), is interstellar? Will it strike Earth? Can we visit it? Here are all of your questions answered. Read More

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Astronomers have spotted a new interstellar object — the third of its kind ever seen — shooting towards us through the solar system. Here's everything you need to know about 3I/ATLAS. Read More

Possible interstellar object spotted zooming through Solar System

Astronomers on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of an interstellar object racing through our Solar System -- only the third ever spotted, though scientists suspect many more may slip past unnoticed. Read More

Most detailed human brain map ever contains 3,300 cell types - Live Science

Scientists just unveiled the largest and most detailed "atlas" of the human brain ever created. It details the arrangement and inner workings of 3,300 types of brain cells, only a fraction of ... Read More

'Robot scientist' Eve finds that less than one third of scientific ...

After narrowing the set down to 74 papers of high scientific interest, less than one third -- 22 papers -- were found to be reproducible. In two cases, Eve was able to make serendipitous discoveries. Read More

Mysterious interstellar object could be an alien SPACECRAFT

A mysterious visitor from another solar system could be an alien spacecraft, according to a leading Harvard astronomer. Read More