Why some objects in space look like snowmen: Gravitational collapse may shed light on contact binaries

Astronomers have long debated why so many icy objects in the outer solar system look like snowmen. Michigan State University ...

3D scanning and shape analysis help archaeologists connect objects across space and time to recover their lost histories

Today the world of Egyptology faces a silent crisis—not of looting, although that plays a part, but of disconnection. Walk into any major museum, from Copenhagen to California, and you see glass cases ...
The Aviationist

First Image of Unidentified Object Shot Down By F-22 Over Canada In 2023 Emerges

The image’s release was shrouded in secrecy, as heavily redacted documents reveal that it was approved for public distribution just days after the object was downed. However, concerns from a public ...
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Astronomers have discovered another puzzling interstellar object—this third one is big, bright and fast

Astronomers manning an asteroid warning system caught a glimpse of a large, bright object zipping through the solar system late on July 1, 2025. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech ...
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Everything We Know About the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS

On July 2, NASA revealed the existence of 3I/ATLAS, only the third ever interstellar object observed in the universe. These are objects that exist in interstellar space—the areas between stars—and ...