A mysterious object from interstellar space is screaming through the solar system right now, and is expected to rip past several planets over the coming months. Astronomers have been fascinated by the unusual apparition, broadly coming to the conclusion that it's a comet, a possibly enormous wad of ice and dust particles. As it approaches its closest point to our Sun, its activity is steadily picking up, meaning that it's shedding more and more gases and dust, giving it a growing tail. But ac...| Futurism
Ever since a mysterious interstellar object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, was first spotted screaming into our solar system, famed Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has been raising the possibility that the interstellar interloper is an "extraterrestrial artifact" that was sent to us by an intelligent race. The object will make its closest pass of the Sun next month, coming surprisingly close to Mars and Jupiter as well. To Loeb, it's a magnificent opportunity to have a closer look. He called on NASA to tu...| Futurism
Harvard astronomers are proposing a new theory about the mysterious “little red dots” first spied by the James Webb Space Telescope: Dark Matter Halos| The Debrief
New research is placing dynamical constraints on primordial black holes (PBHs) as a potential dark matter candidate.| The Debrief
NASA's Parker Solar Probe and other space observatories could be used to study interstellar "Sun-divers." What else could they reveal?| The Debrief
Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb revisits the argument for the interstellar object 'Oumuamua potentially being technologically manufactured.| The Debrief
The Rubin Observatory will revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos, and may even uncover evidence of extraterrestrial technology.| The Debrief
What is the source of the lunar atmosphere? A new paper suggests the primary source of fresh atoms and molecules in the lunar atmosphere.| The Debrief