On July 1, astronomers spotted an unusual high-speed object zooming towards the sun. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, the surprising space ...

A team of international astronomers, including a University of Michigan doctoral student, were the first to publish the ...

Most comets, including the well-known Halley's, loop through our solar system like cosmic time capsules that formed alongside ...

We've only known about its existence for a few short weeks, and already astronomers have been able to learn a lot about the ...

How do we know 3I/ATLAS, also called comet C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), is interstellar? Will it strike Earth? Can we visit it? Here ...

The Gemini North telescope in Hawaii recently snapped a close-up of the comet that's captured the world’s attention.

Astronomers unveiled a striking view of the new interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS on its journey toward the inner solar system.

A controversial new paper questions whether the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a potentially dangerous alien probe, similar ...

The long-serving space telescope saw the third interloper to enter the solar system from beyond its limits late on Monday ...

Scientists have examined the interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS, finding evidence that it is packed with water that could be older ...

Scientists are racing to learn as much as possible about the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS before it fades from view forever ...