Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...

On July 1, 2025, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey telescope, located in northern Chile, ...

AN INTERSTELLAR space rock zooming through our solar system may be the oldest comet ever seen by humans, according to ...

You can watch comet 3I/ATLAS live online tonight (July 3), thanks to the Virtual Telescope Project, which will livestream ...

Astronomers tracking an interstellar object flying through the solar system think it comes from a star at least 8 billion ...

A newly discovered ice comet from deep space may be over 7 billion years old, making it the most ancient comet scientists ...

An interstellar tourist is taking a quick trip through our solar system, becoming one of just three known objects to ever do ...

For only the third time in recorded history, an interstellar object has crossed into our solar system, creating quite the ...

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

Named 3I/ATLAS, the object reportedly rich in water ice was discovered on July 1 by the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile, when it was about 416 million miles (670 million kilometers) from the Sun.