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

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

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

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

Centimeter-sized pebbles have been detected in protoplanetary discs using e‑MERLIN, filling in a critical phase of planet ...

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In its closest-ever dive into the Sun’s atmosphere, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has returned stunning new images and data that ...

I/ATLAS might be over 7 billion years old, a new study reports, which would make it the oldest comet known. But experts caution we need more data.

Astronomers have been given the rare opportunity to study an extrasolar object after the recent discovery of the interstellar ...