An object dubbed 3I/ATLAS is only the third interloper from outside the Solar System seen in all of human history.
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Space magnetism scrambles the paths of the universe’s most wayward particles – and scientists are finally discovering exactly how much.
Perhaps life is more common in the universe that we think.
Could spherical metallic fragments be from a nuclear test?
In the void of interstellar space, the most distant emissary of humankind carries a message that will last for billions of years.
A professor of religion and science explains different views on immortality, from the religious perspective of President Jimmy Carter to the scientific, secular take of Carl Sagan.
Calculations show that wormholes should create a spectacular display of gamma rays that we could try to observe.
Voyager 2 launched in 1977 and visited all four gas giants in our Solar System. It’s now almost 18 billion kilometres from Earth and has finally joined its twin in interstellar space.
‘Oumuamua is likely a relatively young interstellar visitor from a binary star system.
Scientists looking for signs of alien life from the mystery object passing through our Solar system say they’ve found nothing “so far”.
Astronomers have detected what is believed to be the first interstellar object ever seen passing through our solar system.
The mystery object seen moving through our Solar system shows the void between the stars is far from empty. So can we expect more interstellar visitors?
It’s like one great big distillery up there.
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