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No Alien Signals Detected From Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS in Green Bank Scan

Researchers say the object's behavior matches known comet physics.

2026 Sky Guide: Total Eclipse Over Iceland and Spain as NASA Targets Early-Year Artemis II

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Shows Signs of Global Ice Volcanoes, Study Finds

Orionid Meteor Shower Set to Peak Under Moonless Skies Next Week

Orionid Meteor Shower Begins, With Peak Oct. 21–22 Under Moonless Skies

Hubble and Infrared Observations Show 3I/ATLAS Is an Active Interstellar Comet