3I/ATLAS is not just another comet drifting by. This object likely formed around another star, may be older than our Sun, and ...

The ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) captured comet Comet 96P/Machholz latest flyby of the Sun from Jan. 29 ...

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ALMA reveals unusual “alien” water in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, showing it formed in an extremely cold, distant star ...

This artist’s impression compares the semi-heavy water content of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (left) and Earth (right).

In Rough Edges, Mike Rothschild writes about fringe groups, conspiracy theories and how the Internet broke our brains. This ...

Illustration of comet 3I/ATLAS shedding water. Credit: ZME Science. When a hunk of ice from another star system hurtles through our cosmic neighborhood, astronomers pay attention. When that same hunk ...

Comet C/2025 R3 is already drawing attention—and offers a rare chance to understand what separates an ordinary comet from a truly “great” one. Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) hangs above Bietschhorn in ...

In these science fiction books, extraterrestrial beings are sympathetic, horrifying and everything in between. By James S.A. Corey James S.A. Corey is the pen name of Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck, the ...

The interstellar comet that recently dominated headlines, 3I/ATLAS, could be between 10 and 12 billion years old, a new assessment of the comet's isotopic composition has shown. This so-called ...

Avi Loeb: Scientists find ‘alien-like’ water on 3I/ATLAS comet | ChicagoLIVE Could “alien water” be hiding in 3I/ATLAS? Harvard researcher Avi Loeb explains the discovery and how it could challenge ...

Recent media coverage highlights the wide range of research, education, and scientific perspectives emerging from the SETI Institute community. From teacher training programs that connect educators ...