A recently discovered interstellar object, 3I/ATLAS, could potentially be the oldest comet ever observed, predating our solar ...

After defending his PhD thesis on modeling interstellar objects on Monday, June 30, Matthew Hopkins intended to take some ...

Discover the rare interstellar comet 3i/Atlas, recently confirmed by NASA in July 2025. Learn what makes interstellar comets ...

The scientific and cultural impact of 3I/ATLAS over the coming months and years will serve as an exemplar of what astronomy ...

The ATLAS (short for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) is a NASA-funded program developed by the University of ...

A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen—possibly predating our solar ...

Astronomers tracking an interstellar object flying through the solar system think it comes from a star at least 8 billion ...

The object seems to be travelling on a steep path - suggesting it came from the Milky Way's "thick disk", an area of ancient ...

A rock from another solar system is a direct probe of how planetesimal formation took place at another star,” explained ...

The icy traveler, called 3I/ATLAS or Comet ATLAS, was discovered on July 1 by the NASA -funded ATLAS survey telescope in Río Hurtado, Chile. This enormous space snowball came from the direction of the ...

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

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