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Alien Hope Dented as Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Shows No Signs of 'Otherworldly Tech' in Radio Scans

SETI Institute's radio scans of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS found no evidence of alien technology, confirming its natural origins.

International Business Times UK · Jun 5

Vera Rubin Observatory spots the fastest-spinning large asteroid ever found

The Vera Rubin Observatory has found 19 new "superfast rotator" asteroids, including the fastest-spinning big space rock ever found.

Space · Jan 8

Comet 3I/ATLAS is getting greener and brighter as it approaches Earth, new images reveal

New images taken with the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii confirm that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has gotten brighter and greener since its close flyby of the sun in October.

LiveScience · Dec 12, 2025

3I/ATLAS: Astronomer Claims 'Misinformation' On Comet Traced To Avi Loeb

Astronomers refute Avi Loeb's 'misinformation' regarding interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, proving its natural origins despite 'alien' anomalies.

International Business Times UK · Nov 19, 2025

3I/ATLAS Mystery: New Analysis Suggests It's Not a Natural Comet, Why?

Is 3I/ATLAS truly a natural comet? Liena's new spectral analysis reveals impossible nickel ratios and sunward jets that defy standard astrophysics.

International Business Times UK · Nov 18, 2025

Leaked Planetary Defense Papers Suggest U.S. Secretly Watched 3I/ATLAS for 20 Years

Leaked documents suggest the U.S. secretly tracked interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS for 20 years using the CASSANDRA planetary defence system and advanced space surveillance.

International Business Times UK · Nov 15, 2025

Scientists capture interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS growing a tail: 'This image is both a scientific milestone and a source of wonder' (photo, video)

Astronomers have captured a stunning new image of the interstellar intruder 3I/ATLAS, seeing its growing tail and glowing coma.

Space · Sep 5, 2025

Ominous 'Chamaeleon' is hiding a stellar secret: Space photo of the week

The Dark Energy Camera captured glowing nebulae in the Chamaeleon I star-forming region, illuminating the dense clouds with newborn starlight.

LiveScience · Jun 22, 2025

Astronomers gaze into 'dark nebula' 60 times the size of the solar system (video)

Using the Dark Energy Camera astronomers have found a packed stellar nursery of infant stars in the dark nebula in the 180-light-year-wide Circinus West molecular cloud.

Space · Apr 28, 2025

Space discovery could change everything we know about the history of the universe

ANALYSIS: The groundbreaking findings throw established science into question, write Bernard J.T. Jones, Licia Verde, Vicent J. Martínez and Virginia L Trimble

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2025