Here's a thorny problem: What if life doesn't always appear on planets that can support it? What if we find…
When Canadian astronomer Robert Weryk discovered `Oumuamua passing through our Solar System with the Pan-STARRS telescope, in October 2017, it…
Poor, dim-witted humanity. We used to think we were the center of everything. That wasn't that long ago, and even…
In 2019, amateur astronomer Gennadiy Borisov discovered a comet, which now bears his name. There's a long history of amateur…
An international team of astronomers recently obtained spectra from the interstellar comet 2I/Borisov, which confirmed the presence of cyanide gas.
A recent study by members of i4is shows how we could intercept future interstellar visitors using existing technology.