Astronomers are scrambling to gather data on a mysterious object that’s currently hurtling through the solar system.

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

How frequently does a traveler from another star system sweep through our galactic neighborhood, and astronomers rush to the telescope? Not until recently was the answer: hardly ever. In fewer than ...

A newly discovered object, dubbed A11pl3Z, appears to be moving too fast and straight to have originated in the solar system. If confirmed, it will be the third interstellar visitor ever spotted.

Experts have confirmed that the mysterious object hurtling towards us, previously dubbed A11pl3Z, is an "interstellar object.

A11pl3Z's eccentricity is now estimated to be near 6.0, the highest seen yet, confirming its hyperbolic orbit.

How do we know 3I/ATLAS, also called comet C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), is interstellar? Will it strike Earth? Can we visit it? Here ...

"Astronomers may have just discovered the third interstellar object passing through the Solar System!" the agency's ...

The comet-like body, designated 3I/ATLAS, is hurtling towards the Sun at a speed of over 60 kilometres per second ...

Astronomers manning an asteroid warning system caught a glimpse of a large, bright object zipping through the solar system ...

Astronomers have confirmed that a recently spotted object is an interstellar visitor, and appears to have come from the ...

On July 1, 2025, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey telescope, located in northern Chile, ...