A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen – possibly predating our solar system by more than three billion years, researchers say. The "water ...

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

On July 1, scientists discovered a mysterious object hurtling through our solar system.  Nicknamed 3I/ATLAS, astronomers say ...

When the news started to spread on July 1, 2025, about a new object that was spotted from outside our solar system, only the ...

Tony Tyson’s cameras revealed the universe’s dark contents. Now, with the Rubin Observatory’s 3.2-billion-pixel camera, he’s ...

The object is big – possibly as wide 12 miles, larger than the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs – and is speeding ...

AN INTERSTELLAR space rock zooming through our solar system may be the oldest comet ever seen by humans, according to ...

A mystery interstellar object spotted last week by astronomers could be the oldest comet ever seen, according to scientists.

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

The interstellar comet 3I/Atlas is the fastest and largest of its kind, giving astronomers a rare glimpse into extrasolar ...

Stars often die with a final burst of beauty. For the first time, astronomers have captured visual proof that a star can ...

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