The first interstellar object to visit the solar system may have been a fragment of an icy exoplanet, research suggests. "Everything about this object is consistent with it being a slab of nitrogen ...

The first interstellar object to visit the solar system may have been a fragment of an icy exoplanet, research suggests. When 1I/'Oumuamua was first spotted in 2017, astronomers quickly determined ...

Astronomers continue to track the third-ever discovered interstellar object, comet 3I/ATLAS, using powerful telescopes and spacecraft as it moves through our cosmic neighborhood. Just last week, the ...

Scientists have issued a chilling update on the interstellar object that is currently hurtling through our solar system. The enormous comet, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, was first picked up by a NASA telescope on ...

The Very Large Telescope (VLT) detected significant nickel vapor but almost no iron in the interstellar 3I/Atlas comet. Having nickel without iron is not a chemical signature found in known natural ...

Objects such as 'Oumuamua, Borisov and recently 3I/ATLAS have opened our eyes to the reality that outsiders regularly visit our solar system — and we're about to start spotting a whole lot more of ...

Called 3I/ATLAS, the object is only the third of its kind known to astronomers, and it’s likely been heading our way for billions of years, carrying pristine material from another star system Jay ...

The interstellar object dubbed 3I/ATLAS has been fascinating astronomers since its discovery in early July. The object, generally believed to be a comet, is screaming through the solar system at ...

Astronomers have been racing to get a better look at 3I/ATLAS, a mysterious object screaming into our solar system from far beyond. Now, as the BBC reports, new observations by the Gemini South ...

The mysterious interstellar object traveling through our solar system has been spotted acting like no other comet ever seen before, revealing its alien origins. Scientists from Michigan State ...