A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen—possibly predating our solar ...

What at first seemed a routine detection of an object travelling through the solar system soon turned out to be anything but.

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

Astronomers manning an asteroid warning system caught a glimpse of a large, bright object zipping through the solar system ...

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

However, new research has shown this potentially "water ice-rich" visitor could be even more extraordinary than initially ...

As 3I/ATLAS approaches the sun, astronomers expect its frozen ices to sublimate, releasing gas and forming a glowing coma and ...

A mystery interstellar object spotted last week by astronomers could be the oldest comet ever seen, according to scientists. Named 3I/Atlas, it may be three billion years older than our own solar ...

A rare interstellar comet is flying through our solar system. Here's how—and when—you might be able to see Comet ATLAS from ...

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

Astronomers are scrambling to gather data on a mysterious object that’s currently hurtling through the solar system.

An "interstellar object" is speeding toward the inner solar system, where Earth is located, astronomers have confirmed.