SETI radio scan of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS detected nothing unusual
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Last year, astronomers spotted a speedy object called 3I/ATLAS zipping through our solar system, making it only the third known interstellar visitor.
While it looked like a regular comet, scientists at SETI decided to check if it might actually be an alien probe, just in case.
SETI researchers sifted almost 74 million signals
Using the Allen Telescope Array, researchers listened in on 3I/ATLAS for seven hours and sifted through almost 74 million signals.
After cutting out all the noise from things like satellites, they found nothing unusual coming from the comet itself.
So, no signs of aliens: just another natural traveler from deep space.
Still, every new interstellar object helps scientists learn more about what's out there and how to spot anything truly strange in the future.