Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A newly discovered object speeding through our solar system is sparking excitement among astronomers because it's not from around ...

An icy visitor from another star system has swept through the inner solar system faster than any object ever tracked on a similar path, giving astronomers a fleeting chance to study material forged ...

The comet 3I/ATLAS moves against a backdrop of stars. The ATLAS survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, was the first to report that the object came from interstellar space. ATLAS / University of ...

A newly discovered interstellar comet is hurtling around us, only the third interloper object to be observed in our solar system. It is not expected to pose an impact risk to Earth, but telescopes ...

Astronomers on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of an interstellar object racing through our solar system—only the third ever spotted, though scientists suspect many more may slip past unnoticed. The ...

When 'Oumuamua traversed our solar system in 2017 it was the first confirmed Interstellar Object (ISO) to do so. Then in 2019, Comet 2l/Borisov did the same thing. These are the only two confirmed ...

This cosmic visitor is now officially named 3I/ATLAS, and it appears to be a comet from another solar system. Reading time 3 minutes Update: July 3, 09:24 a.m. ET: On Wednesday, July 2, the ...

An image of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS captured by a telescope in Hawaii International Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / B. Bolin Image Processing: J. Miller & M. Rodriguez (International ...

Astronomers have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects are likely to be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online later this year.

The new analysis of 3I/ATLAS was led by Dr. Lea Ferellec, a research fellow at Northumbria University’s School of Engineering ...