Why 3I/ATLAS Has Sparked Debate Among Scientists and UFO Enthusiasts (Credit: O. Eldadi) Update 11-03-25 Loeb suggested in a recent paper that the acceleration, along with the object’s startlingly blue appearance, could be signs of an artificially constructed craft… Read More: Jalopnik Update 11-01-25 By the date of its perihelion, 3I/ATLAS displayed the first evidence of … Read more
What Is Comet Borisov? Left: A new image of the interstellar Comet 2l/Borisov. Right: A composite image of the comet with a photo of the Earth to show scale. (Image credit: Pieter van Dokkum, Cheng-Han Hsieh, Shany Danieli and Gregory Laughlin) Discovered in 2019 by amateur astronomer Gennadiy Borisov, 2I/Borisov was the second confirmed interstellar object … Read more
A European Southern Observatory artist’s impression of ‘Oumuamua. What Is ʻOumuamua? Discovered in 2017, ʻOumuamua (meaning “scout” in Hawaiian) was the first confirmed interstellar object to pass through our solar system. Its elongated, cigar-like shape and unusual acceleration sparked worldwide fascination. Why Is It Controversial? ʻOumuamua did not behave like typical asteroids or comets. Its … Read more