Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Dazzles As It Swoops Behind the Sun

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Dazzles As It Swoops Behind the Sun

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on Wednesday reached its closest point to the Sun, a point known as perihelion. Although this cosmic visitor hasn’t been visible from Earth since September, our space-based observatories were able to track it on its path toward our star,...
A Third Interstellar Visitor Is Here, and Astronomers Might Know

A Third Interstellar Visitor Is Here, and Astronomers Might Know

After defending his PhD thesis on modeling interstellar objects on Monday, June 30, Matthew Hopkins intended to take some well-deserved time off. It would appear the universe had other plans for him. The very next day, the Atlas Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System...