The comet, called 3I/ATLAS, is the third known interstellar object that has come through our solar system. As it flies deeper ...

The chemical signatures we're observing may reflect both the comet's ancient origins and its long journey through ...

A mysterious green ball flew over Moscow last night, lighting up the sky before dawn The bright glow pierced the darkness and ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is barreling toward its closest point to the sun as perihelion looms on Oct. 29. How different will it look when it reappears on the other side?

Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is on the opposite side of the sun from Earth - but several spacecraft are in the perfect position to get a closer look. As 3I/ATLAS warps and grows the closer it gets to ...

For millions of years, a frozen traveler drifted in silence through the stars, carrying secrets from another world. This summer, that interstellar visitor—now known as 3I/ATLAS—passed through our ...

As our solar system’s interstellar visitor hides behind the Sun, humankind’s expeditions to Mars have stepped up to provide an extra set of eyes. On Tuesday, the European Space Agency announced that ...

The comet is only the third interstellar object recorded in the solar system. Astronomers just caught a rare glimpse of an interstellar comet as it zoomed past Mars. Images of the object, dubbed ...

A rare interstellar comet — only the third ever confirmed to enter our solar system — was photographed last week, closely approaching Mars, the European Space Agency said Tuesday. The images taken on ...

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A European Space Agency spacecraft orbiting Mars caught a glimpse of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS last week. Credit: ESA / D. Ducros illustration As a visitor from another solar system made its closest ...