Astronomers have spotted a new interstellar object — the third of its kind ever seen — shooting towards us through the solar ...

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

Our solar system is full of awe-inspiring wonders, but it also holds a number of unsettling possibilities that could change ...

New research has revealed everything astronomers currently know about the mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS.

A team of international astronomers, including a University of Michigan doctoral student, were the first to publish the ...

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

The solar wind pushes some of the gas and dust away from the comet, forming those beautiful tails we see. A comet actually has two tails: a dust tail and an ion tail. The dust tail is curved and the ...

I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the ...

Rocky bodies called protoplanets were thought to have formed slightly earlier in the inner solar system than those beyond the ...

Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to ...

This process, called accretion, is how everything in the solar system – planets, moons, comets and asteroids – came into being. Telescopes can see young solar systems being born.

A new interstellar object, A11pl3Z, has been discovered in our solar system, marking the third such object to be observed. It ...