3I/ATLAS is only the third interstellar object ever detected. It poses no threat to Earth. The comet is currently dim, requiring a telescope to see. It will be closest to the sun in late October.

A rare visitor from another star system has been spotted. It's the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, and it was detected on July 1 by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS ...

The object, likely a comet, is named 3I/ATLAS and hails from parts unknown. It's only the third time such an interstellar interloper has been observed in Earth's celestial neighborhood. NASA said it ...

A team of researchers has presented the wild theory that an interstellar object might be hostile "alien technology" that could reach Earth in fall 2025. According to Live Science, the paper is ...

Astronomers observing the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS have detected a faint, teardrop-shaped tail stretching behind it—aligned directly opposite the Sun. The discovery, detailed by physicist Avi Loeb ...

The enigmatic interstellar object, known as 3I/ATLAS, that's currently traversing our solar system is "generating its own light" according to a specialist. This new insight about the peculiar UFO has ...

Astronomers recently discovered a rare interstellar object passing through our solar system, and a Harvard physicist is sounding the alarm that its strange characteristics might indicate it’s more ...

Astronomers are rolling out a welcome mat for a newly identified visitor from beyond our solar system. The object — thought to be a comet — is only the third-ever confirmed interstellar visitor to ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that’s wandered into our backyard. The space agency spotted the quick-moving object with the Atlas telescope in Chile recently, and ...

Is it an alien spaceship or an ancient comet? That’s the question puzzling UFO enthusiasts, NASA, and the European Space Agency since an interstellar visitor entered our solar system last month. It ...

This is the third time an object from outside the solar system has been found. An "interstellar object" is speeding toward the inner solar system, where Earth is located, astronomers have confirmed.