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Probing claim that interstellar object is 'most likely' an alien ship heading towards Earth
I/ATLAS is just the third recorded interstellar object to enter the solar system. However, the scientific consensus is that it's likely a comet.
Interstellar alien probe? Harvard scientist on new mysterious 'comet'
Is the 3I/Atlas just discovered by NASA be a creation of aliens? Harvard professor Avi Loeb thinks the possibility is there and discusses it with CBS News Boston's Courtney Cole. In this video he explains the signs that there may be more to this comet than meets the eye.
Harvard professor believes interstellar comet could be alien spacecraft
A newly discovered object in space was spotted about two weeks ago by a telescope in Chile. It's traveling at 135,000 miles per hour, which is too fast to originate from our solar system.
Scientist Claims Mysterious Interstellar Comet Could Be Alien Technology.Here's What We Know
A newly discovered interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS, has sparked debate in the scientific community after Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb and his team proposed a speculative idea-that it might be an alien spacecraft.
Comet or alien probe? Interstellar object makes once-in-a-lifetime pass, sparks wild debate
An unusually comet has entered the Solar system. It poses no harm to Earth, say astronomers. That's the good news. Then one astronomer has made an outrageous claim: It is, quite possibly, an alien probe.
Harvard scientist believes interstellar comet could be alien craft: “We should put all possibilities on the table”
By Courtney Cole Click here for updates on this story CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Scientists are watching a newly discovered object in space, and most of them agree it’s a comet, but not all of them.
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NASA confirms that mysterious object shooting through the solar system is an 'interstellar visitor' — and it has a new name
Experts have confirmed that the mysterious object hurtling towards us, previously dubbed A11pl3Z, is an "interstellar object.
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Existing NASA Spacecraft Could Intercept the Weird Interstellar Object Cruising Into Our Star System
Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb suggests we could use NASA's existing Juno spacecraft to intercept the path of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS.
Here's how a star beyond Earth's sun could offer a 'picture of the baby solar system'
International astronomers have for the first time witnessed the birth of a planetary system beyond Earth's sun that could one ...
Boil, freeze, bubble, crack, repeat! Scientists simulate the solar system's 'ice volcanoes' in the lab
Scientists have been able to recreate the extreme conditions found on icy moons in deep space—and revealed the unstable ...
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Ice Volcanoes Across the Solar System Distort Surfaces with Boiling and Freezing Water
Learn about cryovolcanism, which shapes the surface of icy moons in the outer Solar System by releasing water that ...
What we know about the search for ‘Planet Nine’ in our solar system
New discoveries of objects in the Kuiper Belt have also presented challenges for the Planet Nine theory. The latest is known ...
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2 dwarf planets are joining Maine’s roadside model of the solar system
Ever since the International Astronomical Union recognized Haumea and Makemake as dwarf planets in 2008, University of Maine ...
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Could Earth ever leave our solar system? | Space
"If Earth were to leave the solar system, it's very likely that the vast majority of life as we know it would disappear. Almost all the energy used by Earth's living organisms originates from ...
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Astronomers capture the birth of a new solar system for the first time ever
Astronomers witness first moments of planet formation as rock grains crystallize around distant star HOPS-315.
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This solar system of seven Earth-sized planets may be the best place to ...
The solar system, detailed today in a study in Nature, isn’t a completely new find. In fact, the discovery of this system was announced last year by the same researchers. But at the time, they ...
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When did our solar system's planets form? Discovery of tiny meteorite may challenge the timeline
Evidence that rocky planets beyond Jupiter formed as rapidly, and at the same time, as the inner planets could transform our ...