As 3I/ATLAS approaches the sun, astronomers expect its frozen ices to sublimate, releasing gas and forming a glowing coma and ...

However, new research has shown this potentially "water ice-rich" visitor could be even more extraordinary than initially ...

The icy traveler, called 3I/ATLAS or Comet ATLAS, was discovered on July 1 by the NASA -funded ATLAS survey telescope in Río Hurtado, Chile. This enormous space snowball came from the direction of the ...

A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen—possibly predating our solar ...

Ever the space travel pessimist, Yoshiyuki Tomino says humans will never achieve the interplanetary life seen in 'Mobile Suit ...

NASA released images of star clusters NGC 460 and NGC 456 in the Small Magellanic Cloud. Hubble shows visible light, while ...

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave talk about a comet visiting from interstellar space, caterpillars that eat and break down plastic, and how animals' sense of smell varies by altitude.

For only the third time in recorded history, an interstellar object has crossed into our solar system, creating quite the ...

Astronomers have spotted a new interstellar object — the third of its kind ever seen — shooting towards us through the solar ...

Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...

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Astronomers tracking an interstellar object flying through the solar system think it comes from a star at least 8 billion ...