The third object coming from outside our solar system that is observed made its closest approach to the Sun this week. In ...

The NASA Deep Impact mission was the first attempt to expose the pristine interior of a comet by intentionally striking its nucleus.1 The impactor probe, a copper-fortified mass, collided with Comet ...

The interstellar object was first captured by scientists in July as an expert it warns it could be extra-terrestrial ...

The risk of a cosmic body striking the Earth—or exploding in the atmosphere—may be higher in 2032 and 2036, researchers have ...

This year’s “Halloween fireballs” are stunning to watch, but scientists say they may carry a warning from space.

A rare visitor from deep space, comet 3I/ATLAS, is now in our solar system. Scientists worldwide are observing this ...

On October 3, 3I/ATLAS passed within 29 million kilometers of Mars, where it was photographed by the HiRISE camera aboard NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter — a rare observation of an interstellar ...

NASA and the International Asteroid Warning Network have launched a global campaign to track comet 3I/ATLAS and strengthen ...

Within 72 hours, citizen astronomers had already shared confirmed orbital data through the Minor Planet Center, effectively ...

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has a lot to say about 3I/ATLAS, the Manhattan-sized interstellar comet, which is set for its ...

I/ATLAS is set to reach its closest point to the Sun on Wednesday (October 29), at around 11:47 Universal Time (UT). The ...