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 ...
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 ...