When astronomers first spotted the fast-moving object 3I/ATLAS hurtling through the solar system in July 2025, speculation erupted online: was it another ʻOumuamua—or even an alien craft? Months of ...
What makes this chunk of dirty ice so magnetic is not only what it is, but where it came from. 3I/ATLAS is only the third confirmed interstellar object we've ever seen passing through our solar system ...