The comet, officially detected on July 1, 2025, by the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System)telescope in Chile, has been confirmed to be travelling on a hyperbolic trajectory, meaning ...

James Webb Space Telescope observations show interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has a 50-65 foot irradiated crust formed by billions of years of cosmic ray exposure. Research posted to arXiv indicates the co ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS has captivated astronomers and space enthusiasts alike as it streaks through our solar system, revealing secrets of its ancient journey through the Milky Way. Recent observations from ...

Spacetime isn’t something that exists; it’s a model for describing how events happen. Treating events as objects creates philosophical confusion and fuels misconceptions, such as time-travel paradoxes ...

A recent astronomical observation has sparked intrigue in the scientific community. A faint glow detected in the Milky Way ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has a thick irradiated crust that no longer resembles its home star system, simulations and ...

A rare interstellar visitor, comet 3I/ATLAS, is currently traversing our solar system, offering scientists a unique chance to ...

Astronomers have identified 3I/ATLAS, an ancient, ice-rich interstellar comet potentially older than our solar system.

An interstellar object called 3I/ATLAS has just passed our sun. Despite online rumours that it’s an alien spaceship, experts say it’s definitely a comet.

Huge eruptions from the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole in the distant past may have sterilized much of the inner galaxy ...

On October 3, 3I/ATLAS passed within 29 million kilometers of Mars, where it was photographed by the HiRISE camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter — a rare observation of an interstellar ...

The comet – named 3I/ ATLAS – was discovered this summer and led to excitement because it appears to be an interstellar comet ...