As a joke, she labelled it LGM 1 for “Little Green Men”, but the astronomers working on it did not really believe they had ...

Modern astronomy is giving us unprecedented views of the asteroids, comets, and other small bodies that litter our cosmic ...

An interstellar comet that originated outside our solar system just made its closest pass of the sun, setting it on an outgoing path — but it’s not leaving our cosmic ...

I/ATLAS has captured the attention of space enthusiasts and researchers with its unusual features. The interstellar object is ...

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I/ATLAS was recorded by several objects as it made its close pass by the sun this week which resulted in the jarring ...

Interstellar comets like 3I/ATLAS could serve as seeds for giant planet formation, potentially explaining how massive planets form around distant stars, according to BBC and Pfalzner’s research.

A new report offers the latest confirmation of 3I/ATLAS and its interstellar origins, as scientists still debate over its unusual properties.

The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS-only the third known visitor to enter our solar system from beyond-has surprised astronomers again, this time with a sudden, unexplained acceleration near the sun that ...

The comet has changed its physical appearance as it hurtled through space being tracked continuously by researchers on Earth ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has a thick irradiated crust that no longer resembles its home star system, simulations and ...