Interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS has been constantly changing as it makes its way through our solar system. That's to be expected, as, for the first time in potentially billions of years, it's getting ...

I/ʻOumuamua, 2I/Borisov, and 3I/ATLAS. Each offers unique insights into shape, composition, and trajectory, revealing ...

Astronomers are stunned by interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS releasing water vapour unusually far from the Sun. This rare event, ...

Anyone who studies planetary formation would relish the opportunity to get a close-up look at an interstellar object. Sending ...

The gravitational lensing that causes this rare phenomenon cannot be explained solely by looking at observable ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be out of view of Earth, but orbiters on Mars were able to recently get a look at it.

New studies of the “platypus of materials” help explain how their atoms arrange themselves into orderly, but nonrepeating, ...

In 1997, a group of 39 members of the Heaven’s Gate cult believed the 1995 discovery of the Hale-Bopp comet signaled a ...

An unexplained alien object heading towards Earth has confused plenty of astronomers for months – but now NASA are convinced they have reached the final verdict on where it's going ...

Here on Earth, dust is a collection of small particles originating from geological sources, such as rocks, as well as other materials like pollen, dirt, bacteria, or pollutants. In space, dust ...

Scientists detect heavy water in a planet-forming disk for the first time, revealing ancient cosmic origins. Read the full ...