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3I/ATLAS is losing more dust than previous interstellar objects while traveling toward the center of the solar system

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Astronomers spot something huge creeping through space beside Earth

Astronomers tracking the skies around our planet have picked up two very different cosmic companions: a vast interstellar ...

3I/ATLAS Update: New Evidence Could Prove Whether The Mysterious Interstellar Object Is An Alien Spacecraft Or Not

For now, the alien spacecraft theory remains unproven. Advocates insist that more studies and evidence are needed before they can declare that 3I/ATLAS is anything other than a comet. Until then, the ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS Interstellar: A Cosmic Trojan Horse or a Secret the CIA Won't Share?

Astronomer Avi Loeb suspects this interstellar visitor is a piece of alien technology, citing its unusual traits and the ...
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How dangerous are interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS?

Interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS are most likely to enter our solar system from two specific directions, a new study suggests. What does it mean for Earth? When you purchase through links on our ...
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We Could Hitch a Ride to Unknown Frontiers on Super-Fast Interstellar Objects Like 3I/ATLAS

Mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS made its closest approach to Earth on December 19, coming within just 167 million miles. Scientists have been closely monitoring the object — which is largely ...
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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS isn't an alien spacecraft, astronomers confirm. 'In the end, there were no surprises.'

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Interstellar comet is making its closest approach to Earth

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A stray comet from another star swings past Earth this week in one last hurrah before racing back toward interstellar space.
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The Mysterious Interstellar Object Appears to Be Pulsing in a “Heartbeat Pattern”

The mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is just weeks away from reaching its closest point to Earth: it’s expected to pass within just 170 million miles of our home planet on December 19, giving ...

3I/ATLAS comet is definitely not an alien spaceship, scientists confirm

Those concerned that 3I/ATLAS' arrival to our solar system meant that some sort of alien invasion was imminent can breathe a ...

Is interstellar object 3I/ATLAS older than our Sun? Here’s what it might reveal about the origins and observations

When astronomers first spotted a faint, fast-moving object racing through the outer Solar System in mid-2025, few expected it to challenge what we kno.
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New observations suggest that our interstellar visitor may be a "primitive carbonaceous object", complete with "ice volcanoes".

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