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Comet’s Approach To Earth On Dec. 21 Revives Debate Over Alien Technology

Comet’s Approach To Earth On Dec. 21 Revives Debate Over Alien Technology

ANN ARBOR - An interstellar comet passing through the inner solar system this month is drawing global attention — and reigniting a familiar debate over whether such objects could be more than natural space debris. The object, known as 3I/ATLAS, will make its closest approach to Earth around Dec. 21, passing safely at a distance

By Mike Brennan|2025-12-18T09:04:22-05:00December 18th, 2025|Science|

‘Don’t Look Up’: UM Scientists Comment On Movie’s Climate Message

‘Don’t Look Up’: UM Scientists Comment On Movie’s Climate Message

ANN ARBOR - In the new Netflix movie “Don’t Look Up,” two actors playing fictional Michigan State University astronomers discover a comet on a collision course with Earth and struggle to convince people to take them seriously. The film is a satire about society’s inability to cope with climate change. Below, several real-world scientists from

By Rick Thompson|2022-01-20T17:00:35-05:00January 20th, 2022|Climate Change, Featured, Guest Columns, Science|