Harvard's Avi Loeb argues 3I/ATLAS shows signs of alien technology, from its 0.2% probability flight path to bizarre metal ...
With 3I/ATLAS streaking away from our planet, speculation remains as to whether the interstellar comet is alien or not.
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Alien probe or ancient ice? The enigma of 3I/ATLAS

This is not the first time that a comet is accusing it of being a spy. However, 3I/ATLAS, which was introduced on July 1, ...
The Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in Chile first saw this celestial wanderer on July 1, 2025. It is ...
But 3I/ATLAS is no ordinary rock – it’s a comet from beyond the solar system which greeted the Earth on December 19. It’s ...
I/ATLAS has passed its closest point to Earth, meaning we will soon lose sight of it for good. Some scientists want to send a spacecraft to chase down the alien comet — or the next interstellar object ...
The prevailing consensus is that 3I/ATLAS behaves like a comet because it is, quite simply, a comet, albeit one with a ...
When interstellar object 3I/ATLAS was scanned for alien technology, scientists ran the most sensitive search ever attempted.
The modified Mira launched in January 2025 on SpaceX's Transporter 12 rideshare mission, which hauled 131 payloads to low Earth orbit (LEO). This was the second Mira to reach orbit, as indicated by ...
It came from outer space. Interstellar space, to be precise. From somewhere beyond the influence of our sun, possibly from ...
Incredible but true! A Harvard astrophysicist puts forward a startling hypothesis: comet 3I/ATLAS could be an alien spacecraft sent by an advanced civilization.
3I/ATLAS came within 168 million miles of Earth around midnight CST Friday. While that might seem pretty far away, the ...