By the time the rumours reached the 'alien probe' stage, 3I/ATLAS had already slipped past the Sun and was heading back into the dark, doing what comets do best: ignoring human drama. Yet a faint, ...

Take a deep breath. Reports that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is breaking apart have been greatly exaggerated – and radio signals received don't mean the object is an alien probe. In fact, quite the ...

Could a comet’s tail pointing towards the Sun possibly indicate alien technology, or is it just a strange quirk of dust physics? While interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS speeds by our planet at a blistering ...