Newfound interstellar object 3I/ATLAS may be carrying pristine material from early in the Milky Way’s star-forming history.

The European Space Agency (ESA) will launch its bold "Comet Interceptor" Mission after 3I/ATLAS became the third interstellar ...

The space agency spotted the quick-moving object with the Atlas telescope in Chile earlier this week, and confirmed it was a ...

A quiet, glowing gas cloud has been hiding in plain sight not far from Earth. For decades, astronomers have predicted that ...

A fluffy, Jupiter-sized planet may be triggering deadly flares from its star, leading to the slow destruction of its own atmosphere.

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Rocky bodies called protoplanets were thought to have formed slightly earlier in the inner solar system than those beyond the ...

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An object dubbed 3I/ATLAS is only the third interloper from outside the Solar System seen in all of human history.

A comet has entered the Solar System from interstellar space and will pass through the inner planets later this year, NASA ...