NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that's wandered into our backyard. Luckily, it won't get near enough to be a threat ...

The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) is a small satellite already orbiting Earth. IBEX has special instruments gathering ...

Astronomers have confirmed the third interstellar object on record is dashing through our solar system. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, it ...

3I/ATLAS, also known as C/2025 N1, is a comet from interstellar space, meaning it originated in another star system and entered our solar system on a one-time flyby. It was first spotted by the ATLAS ...

NASA has discovered an interstellar comet, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, that is speeding through the Solar System . The comet was first ...

The newly discovered interstellar visitor is just the third of its kind and fascinates astronomers who hope to learn from it ...

There are lots of objects floating around in our solar system, but one thing most have in common is a common origin, and then ...

Astronomers are meticulously tracking the new interstellar visitor that is crossing our solar system. Officially designated ...

Its closest approach to the Sun will occur around October 30, just inside Mars’ orbit, at 1.4 AU, before it continues its ...

Predicting the precise path of a new asteroid or comet is a complex affair; the more observations you have, the better you ...

The comet will zip past Mars’s orbit and reach its closest point to the Sun on 29 October 2025, at 1.35 astronomical units.

Astronomers in Hawaiʻi detected the solar system's third interstellar object, C/2025 N1 or 3I/ATLAS, which poses no threat to ...