The long-serving space telescope saw the third interloper to enter the solar system from beyond its limits late on Monday ...

A controversial new paper questions whether the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a potentially dangerous alien probe, similar to claims made about 'Oumuamua. But experts have called it "nonsense".

Such is the case with 3I/ATLAS, a third known interstellar object from outside of our solar system to be discovered, which was spotted by NASA’s ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) ...

"The consequences, should the hypothesis turn out to be correct, could potentially be dire for humanity," said Avi Loeb.

Sometimes serendipity happens in science. Whether it's an apple falling from a tree or a melting chocolate bar, some of the ...

Scientists are racing to learn as much as possible about the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS before it fades from view forever ...

The photos reveal a bright and well-developed coma, the cloud of gas and dust surrounding the comet's nucleus, with striking ...

Given 3I/ATLAS' highly eccentric orbit, this will be its one and only visit to our solar system, as its trajectory does not ...

Interstellar objects are visitors from solar systems beyond our own, and the third ever such object, known as 3I/ATLAS, has ...

The Gemini North telescope in Hawaii recently snapped a close-up of the comet that's captured the world’s attention.

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

Earlier this month astronomers were thrilled to discover only the third known interstellar object ever seen in our solar system. Now dubbed 3I/ATLAS, the suspected comet has just zoomed past the orbit ...