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 ...

In 2017 astronomers detected something extraordinary: the first known object from another star system passing through our solar system. Named ‘Oumuamua, this mysterious visitor traveled at incredible ...

These December 2025 observations by NASA's SPHEREx show the infrared light emitted by the dust, water, organic molecules, and carbon dioxide contained within comet 3I/ATLAS's coma during the mission's ...

A federal judge put the brakes on the Justice Department's criminal probe of the Federal Reserve, saying it was part of an improper campaign by the Trump administration to pressure the central bank ...

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Solar winds and coronal mass ejections may scatter narrow signals, making them harder for Earth-based telescopes to detect. The SETI Institute uses radio telescopes to search for signs of intelligent ...

Steven Spielberg took a bit of a jab at Timothée Chalamet’s recent comments alluding to the cultural irrelevance of art forms like ballet and opera, during an appearance Friday at SXSW. Asked about ...

Aliens have invaded the news again. Last month, two US presidents weighed in on the topic in rapid succession, managing to make a public that was already obsessed with extraterrestrials even more so.