The comet was identified as interstellar due to its highly eccentric hyperbolic orbit, which is unlike the elliptical orbits ...

Aster G. Taylor is a Ph.D. candidate in Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a 2023 Fannie ...

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

Astronomers have uncovered new details about an extraordinary object hurtling through thesolar system. A comet with ...

This animation shows the observations of comet 3I/ATLAS when it was discovered on July 1, 2025. The NASA-funded ATLAS survey telescope in Chile first reported that the comet originated from ...

Interstellar visitor Comet 3I/ATLAS was discovered just a week ago and ever since, astronomers across the world have been ...

There are lots of objects floating around in our solar system, but one thing most have in common is a common origin, and then ...

Captured just days after its discovery, the images offer the clearest view yet of this rare visitor from beyond our solar system.

Related Stories ・Astrophysicists ... When a comet gets close to the Sun, it heats up and releases tiny particles—meteoroids. These follow the comet’s general path, forming narrow streams.

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

You can watch comet 3I/ATLAS live online tonight (July 3), thanks to the Virtual Telescope Project, which will livestream ...

Experts have confirmed that the mysterious object hurtling towards us, previously dubbed A11pl3Z, is an "interstellar object.