While most scientists believe it’s a natural comet, one Harvard astronomer has suggested its unusual features could hint at ...
The space object, named Chiron, is believed to be a piece of rock measuring a whopping 130 miles wide at its broadest point - ...
Astronomers found an interstellar "tunnel" - a cosmic channel that connects our solar system to distant stars, according to a ...
While NASA classifies the object as a harmless comet, per Economic Times, Loeb described the matter similar to a “blind date, ...
Researchers rarely get a glimpse of an interstellar object up close like 3I-ATLAS, so they have jumped on the opportunity to learn about its composition, which can reveal how planet systems are made.
The comet – named 3I/ ATLAS – was discovered this summer and led to excitement because it appears to be an interstellar comet, which has made its way to us from another solar system. It is only the ...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has confirmed an interstellar object is passing through our solar system. The object is a comet hailing from the direction of the constellation ...
Astronomers say 3I/Atlas will be visible in parts of the US sky for a short time, giving viewers a unique look at a comet from beyond our solar system.
What's special about Chiron's rings is that they're still forming; this marks the first time astronomers have ever seen a ...
The James Webb Telescope captures the beginning of planetary formation around the young star HOPS-315 for the first time.
Astronomers have discovered asteroid 2025 SC79, a skyscraper-sized space rock orbiting the sun in just 128 days. the ...
A distant gas giant the size of 10 Jupiters is now the first planet outside Earth's solar system to be mapped in three ...