Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Inside the Massive Radio Search of Our Newest Interstellar Guest

The Allen Telescope Array. Credit - Allen Telescope Array / Wikimedia User brewbooks

It feels like every week now we’re writing a new article about how 3I/ATLAS is not an alien technology. But it’s worth re-iterating, and perhaps taking a look at the methodology we used to prove that statement. A new paper, available in pre-print form on arXiv from Sofia Sheikh of the SETI Institute and her co-authors, details how one specific instrument - the Allen Telescope Array (ATA) - contributed to that effort.



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