Interstellar Object

A body traveling from another star system, its nature and origin are debated by scientists.

Articles about Interstellar Object

Space
Europa Clipper Eyes 3I/ATLAS

Europa Clipper Eyes 3I/ATLAS
NASA’s Europa Clipper and other spacecraft have returned ultraviolet views of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, validating flight hardware and mapping gas and dust while coordinate…
Space
CIA’s Cryptic Answer on 3I/ATLAS

CIA’s Cryptic Answer on 3I/ATLAS
The CIA issued a Glomar reply to a FOIA request about interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS, prompting fresh debate about what intelligence agencies may quietly monitor even when NASA cal…
Science
Musk: 3I/ATLAS Could Threaten Humanity

Musk: 3I/ATLAS Could Threaten Humanity
Elon Musk warned on a recent podcast that the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS—while almost certainly not aimed at Earth—would be catastrophic if it ever struck the planet. Scientist…