The James Webb Space Telescope observed a large amount of methane around 3I/ATLAS, revealing just how different it is from ...

Explore the concept of time dilation as depicted in the film Interstellar. This video delves into the scientific principles ...

The SETI Institute is the latest to confirm what scientists have long suspected: the interstellar 3I/ATLAS comet is not an ...

The group leading the charge in the search for extraterrestrial life has given the all clear: An interstellar comet looks to ...

Even though astronomers didn’t detect alien tech signals from a rare interstellar visitor, the results are worthwhile, they ...

The universe is vast and teeming with stars – but if intelligent life exists, it may not be able to visit Earth.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has collected its first mid-infrared chemical fingerprint of an interstellar object during ...

The farthest spacecraft from Earth has shut down another instrument in the hopes of buying time for an upgrade that could boost the aging probe’s impressive lifespan.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that’s wandered into our backyard. The space agency spotted the quick-moving object with the Atlas telescope in Chile recently, and ...

NASA has confirmed that after a pause in communications with Voyager 1 in late October, the spacecraft has regained its voice and resumed regular operations. Voyager unexpectedly turned off its ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American In an earlier blog post about Christopher ...