Sometimes, "the universe comes to us," writes the European Space Agency — the third time now since 2017. What is it and are ...

In the predawn hours of July 1, 2025, a faint streak of light caught the attention of astronomers peering through data from a ...

For only the third time in history, astronomers have identified what they think is an interstellar object — and it could be ...

The comet should remain viewable through telescopes until September as it approaches the Sun, then emerge again in December on its outbound leg.

Astronomers on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of an interstellar object racing through our Solar System -- only the third ...

These things take millions of years to go from one stellar neighborhood to another, so this thing has likely been traveling ...

Astronomers have confirmed the discovery of an "interstellar object" named 3I/Atlas passing through the inner solar system.

An object dubbed 3I/ATLAS is only the third interloper from outside the Solar System seen in all of human history.

NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that's wandered into our backyard. The space agency spotted the object with the sky ...

A comet has entered the Solar System from interstellar space and will pass through the inner planets later this year, NASA ...

The newly discovered interstellar visitor is just the third of its kind and fascinates astronomers who hope to learn from it ...

NASA said the comet will make its closest approach to the sun in late October, scooting between the orbits of Mars and Earth -- but closer to the red planet than us at a safe 150 million miles (240 ...