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Webb Telescope Detects Unusually High Levels of “Heavy Hydrogen,” a Key Component of Nuclear Fusion Fuel, in 3I/ATLAS

Micah Hanks·March 27, 2026

New data from the James Webb Telescope has identified an unusually high concentration of deuterium in the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS.

“We Knew This Was Something Really, Really Special”: NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Captures a Comet’s Destruction

Ryan Whalen·March 20, 2026

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope had a lucky day last year, just happening to capture the rare breakup of a comet for the first time.

What’s Hidden Inside 3I/ATLAS? Astronomers Reveal Another Unexpected Discovery About Our Latest Interstellar Visitor

Micah Hanks·March 10, 2026

3I/ATLAS, the unusual interstellar comet that continues to fascinate astronomers, appears to be keeping an intoxicating cosmic secret, new research has revealed.

3I/ATLAS Is Making Its Closest Approach to Earth Today—Here’s Everything You Need to Know

Micah Hanks·December 19, 2025

On Friday, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes its nearest approach to Earth. Here's what you need to know, and how to track the alien visitor.

3I/ATLAS Radio Signal Detections Offer New Confirmation of What Many Astronomers Have Been Saying for Months

Micah Hanks·November 11, 2025

New radio observations of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS leave little question about the object’s natural origin.

3I/ATLAS is Leaving a Mysterious “Hidden” Trail of Particles in Its Wake—Now Scientists Have a Plan to Intercept It

Micah Hanks·October 22, 2025

3I/ATLAS is producing a "hidden" tail of charged particles, and these scientsts have a bold new plan to send spacecraft into it.

3I/ATLAS is Displaying Surprising New Activity That Scientists Liken to “a Note from Another Planetary System”

MJ Banias·October 10, 2025

Auburn University physicists have detected water activity in comet 3I/ATLAS, marking the first time hydroxyl gas, water's chemical signature, has been observed from an interstellar visitor.

Unusual New 3I/ATLAS Discovery Suggests the Interstellar Comet is “Anomalously Massive”

Micah Hanks·September 27, 2025

The mysterious comet 3I/ATLAS is "anomalously massive" compared to past interstellar objects observed in our solar system, a new study suggests.

NASA Official Issues Statement on 3I/ATLAS as Images Reveal the Interstellar Object Has ‘Grown’ a Striking New Feature

Micah Hanks·September 18, 2025

Astronomers have obtained new images of the mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS that reveal a new feature: the fastest comet ever observed has now grown a tail.

3I/ATLAS is Now Headed Toward Mars, as Mystery Surrounding Interstellar Visitor Grows

Micah Hanks·September 4, 2025

This week, anticipation builds as astronomers await what the closest approach of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS might reveal.

3I/ATLAS Was Just Spotted by the James Webb Telescope, Confirming an Odd New Discovery About the Strange Interstellar Comet

Micah Hanks·August 26, 2025

An unusual interstellar visitor speeding through our solar system was recently spotted by the powerful eye of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).

A Major Breakthrough in Understanding the Origins of Life

An International team of scientists say they have found the key building block of organic molecules in meteorites.

Tim McMillan·December 8, 2020

An International team of scientists say they have found the key building block of organic molecules in meteorites, providing clues to the origins of life on Earth.

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Webb Telescope Detects Unusually High Levels of “Heavy Hydrogen,” a Key Component of Nuclear Fusion Fuel, in 3I/ATLAS

“We Knew This Was Something Really, Really Special”: NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Captures a Comet’s Destruction

What’s Hidden Inside 3I/ATLAS? Astronomers Reveal Another Unexpected Discovery About Our Latest Interstellar Visitor

3I/ATLAS Is Making Its Closest Approach to Earth Today—Here’s Everything You Need to Know

3I/ATLAS Radio Signal Detections Offer New Confirmation of What Many Astronomers Have Been Saying for Months

3I/ATLAS is Leaving a Mysterious “Hidden” Trail of Particles in Its Wake—Now Scientists Have a Plan to Intercept It

3I/ATLAS is Displaying Surprising New Activity That Scientists Liken to “a Note from Another Planetary System”

Unusual New 3I/ATLAS Discovery Suggests the Interstellar Comet is “Anomalously Massive”

NASA Official Issues Statement on 3I/ATLAS as Images Reveal the Interstellar Object Has ‘Grown’ a Striking New Feature

3I/ATLAS is Now Headed Toward Mars, as Mystery Surrounding Interstellar Visitor Grows

3I/ATLAS Was Just Spotted by the James Webb Telescope, Confirming an Odd New Discovery About the Strange Interstellar Comet

3I/ATLAS Comet Mystery Deepens After ‘Tantalizing’ New Observations by NASA’s SPHEREx Mission

NASA Confirms Arrival of New Interstellar Object in Our Solar System: Here’s What We Know

Speeding Space Object Spotted by NASA-Funded Sungrazer Project Marks a Major New Milestone

Planetary Defense: How to Protect Earth from Deadly Asteroid Impacts

Did An Ancient Comet Turn Chile’s Atacama Desert Into Glass?

Mysterious Asteroid Phaethon is Challenging What We Understand About Comets

Second Interstellar Visitor Borisov Is The Most Pristine Comet Ever Observed

‘Oumuamua Not an Alien Spaceship, Likely a Piece of an Exoplanet, New Study Says

A Major Breakthrough in Understanding the Origins of Life

An International team of scientists say they have found the key building block of organic molecules in meteorites.

An International team of scientists say they have found the key building block of organic molecules in meteorites.

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