NASA telescopes have so much data that a huge amount of it remains to be analysed. A high school student found 1.5 million objects in the universe on just one telescope designed to find asteroids. His ...

ESA’s Comet Interceptor mission is designed to fly by a long-period comet that could be a pristine remnant from the formation of the solar system. Credit: ESA WASHINGTON — A delay in one European ...

When 3I/ATLAS swept past the sun in late October 2025, it became only the third confirmed visitor from interstellar space ever detected. Unlike the mysterious 'Oumuamua, which revealed almost nothing ...

An instrument aboard NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft captured rare ultraviolet observations of an interstellar comet while Earth-based telescopes were blinded by the Sun. The spacecraft’s unique ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS made its closest approach to Earth on Friday, Dec. 19. The comet will pass within about 170 million miles of our planet and poses no danger. While not visible to the naked ...

An interstellar comet is passing through our solar system: here is everything you need to know. Comet 3I/ATLAS represents just the third object in history to be known to have entered our solar system ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS is a rare visitor passing briefly through our solar system. Here’s how to find it in the night sky—and what you’ll need to catch a glimpse. Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS streaks across ...

The mystifying invader 3I/ATLAS, a comet that had been capturing the attention of expert and amateur astronomers alike, passed Earth early Friday morning, making its closest approach to our planet as ...

Weeks after a rare interstellar comet made its closest pass to the sun, it will make it’s closest pass to Earth. The comet has traveled billions of miles through other systems in space. Its orbit is ...

The Southwest Research Institute-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) aboard NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft has made valuable observations of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, which in July became the ...

Californians can now glimpse a unique comet, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, that has captivated astronomers worldwide and sparked speculation of aliens. Anyone with a backyard telescope should be able to view the ...