The interstellar comet 3I/Atlas is the fastest and largest of its kind, giving astronomers a rare glimpse into extrasolar ...

The NASA-funded ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first reported observations to the Minor Planet Center of comet 3I/ATLAS on July 1, 2025.

On July 1, 2025, a telescope in Chile detected something unexpected: a faint object streaking across the sky at an unusual ...

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

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

Solar systems mostly keep to themselves. What’s ours is ours and what’s not is not. Stars are simply too far from each ...

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

The European Space Agency said Wednesday that scientists have discovered what might be only the third known interstellar ...

Astronomers are tracking a newly spotted comet hailing from parts unknown, only the third time such an interstellar object ...