In 1977 filmmaker Steven Spielberg’s new Alien first contact movie, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, was released in cinemas on December 14. Unsuspecting audiences witnessed the arrival ...
Astronomers are tracking a visitor called 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar object ever observed. The two previous instances were 1I/’Oumuamua in 2017 and 2I/Borisov in 2019. 3I/ATLAS is ...
New theoretical models have strengthened the case that immense, energy-harvesting structures orbiting their host stars could ...
In July 2025, scientists noticed something rare. An interstellar object tore through our solar system at 137,000 mph. Rumors followed. Some scientists theorized it could be a probe sent by an alien ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A deep image of interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS captured by the ...
Scientists confirmed that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, which passed closest to Earth in December 2025, showed no detectable technosignatures strong enough to suggest it is an alien spacecraft.
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