The anomalous nature of the object led astrophysicist Avi Loeb to apply a thought experiment to it, highlighting everything about it that might align with a hypothetical alien spacecraft.

The rate of finding these distant worlds has recently increased, with astronomers scrambling to accommodate the data

An interstellar visitor is barreling closer to our sun, giving scientists a rare opportunity to observe an object from outside our celestial backyard. The comet 3I/ATLAS is just the third known object from outside our solar system to be found passing through.

I/ATLAS is a fast, ancient interstellar object. Its odd features fuel both scientific study and speculation. On July 1, astronomers detected a strange, fast-moving object racing toward the Sun. Named 3I/ATLAS,

Nasa has discovered over 6,000 exoplanets - planets outside our Solar System and continue to search for Earth-like worlds that could support life.

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb argued interstellar object 3I/ATLAS "could either visit us or release some mini-probes that arrive to Earth."

Earth is far from the only celestial body in the Solar System.

3I/ATLAS, an interstellar object currently zipping through the solar system, is capturing the attention of astronomers, the public and even most of our deep space assets. Its hyperbolic orbit tells us that it is not gravitationally bound to the sun and is just passing through.

Astronomers have been racing to get a better look at 3I/ATLAS, a mysterious object with interstellar origins that has defied expectations. While there's a broad consensus among experts that the object is a comet,

Obtained by UB as part of a project to observe last year's total solar eclipse, the telescope will be used for education and outreach.