Astronomers are baffled by 3I/ATLAS, a newly discovered interstellar object that appears to be defying the basic laws of celestial motion. Instead of drifting naturally through space, the mysterious ...

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Alien invasion stories are among the earliest science fiction in the Western canon—they not only explore the strange and unknown but also heighten the stakes by bringing danger inside human ...