NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that’s wandered into our backyard. The space agency spotted the quick-moving object ...

Scientists at ESA have spotted A11pl3Z, a possible interstellar object near Jupiter. Though it’s heading towards Earth, ...

All eyes are on Comet 3I/Atlas as astronomers worldwide chase the exotic ice ball through our solar system ...

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

The European Space Agency said Wednesday that scientists have discovered what might be only the third known interstellar ...

The comet broke into 21 fragments, which continued to orbit around Jupiter. It was discovered the following year by Carolyn and Eugene M. Shoemaker, and David Levy and was the first comet ever ...

Astronomers have announced the discovery of a monumental interstellar object, designated 3I/Atlas, believed to be the largest ...

Astrophysicist Josep Trigo-Rodriguez of the Institute of Space Sciences near Barcelona, Spain, believes it is an interstellar ...

Image of comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 taken in red light on a collision course with Jupiter. Its train of 21 icy fragments stretched across 710 thousand miles (1.1 million km) of space, or 3 times the ...

Jupiter-family comets, named for their gravitational ties to Jupiter, are icy relics of the Kuiper Belt, a region beyond Neptune. These short-period comets, with orbits lasting less than 20 years, ...

A comet like the fictional Jesper is what’s known as a Jupiter family comet, so named because they have orbits which extend roughly to the orbit of Jupiter. Most comets , however, are more distant.

Astronomers have discovered a new object that originated outside of our Solar System — only the third to be found.