Comets are often treated as leftovers, but sometimes the leftovers become the primary focus. That is the case with 3I/ATLAS, only the third known interstellar object seen crossing the solar system, ...

New SETI research suggests space weather like solar winds could be interfering with alien radio signals, making them harder ...

Astronomers have been scanning the skies for alien radio signals for decades, but so far they’ve heard nary a peep (with one possible exception). But according to a recent study, that could be because ...

A mysterious object has been identified as an “interstellar visitor” by NASA while shooting through our solar system, sparking discussions about its origin and nature. A Harvard astrophysicist ...

Object 3I/ATLAS is now too far from Earth to aim a telescope at, but prior observations showed some unusual behavior. The anomalous nature of the object led astrophysicist Avi Loeb to apply a thought ...

Stellar plasma can smear alien radio signals before they escape their star system, making them harder for astronomers to detect.

Scientists believe turbulent “space weather” around distant stars could be scrambling potential alien signals before they ...

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I do so love an ostentatious comet. As I wrote in a recent “The Universe” column, when these dusty ice balls are billions of kilometers from the sun, they’re frozen solid. But as they near our star on ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Every time an interstellar object comes whizzing into our Solar System, it brings with it a certain intrigue. Where is it from? How did it form? Why ...