Every few years, a new “mystery metal” surfaces and the internet races to declare it proof that we are not alone. Shiny shards, polished spheres, and desert monoliths are quickly framed as alien ...

The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS was first detectedin 2017 and has since become a subject of intense interest. Expected to pass near Earth in early 2026, it will make a closer approach to Jupiter in ...