Scientists tracked interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS and found rotating jets in a rare sun-facing tail during its 2025 pass through ...

Last Friday, the interstellar comet designated 3I/ATLAS completed its closest approach to Earth without crashing into us or depositing an invading armada.

I/ATLAS may have moved away from Earth as it makes its way out of the solar system, but this interstellar intruder continues ...

When the interstellar object known as 3I/ATLAS passed Earth on Dec. 19, 2025, astronomers around the world trained their ...

Space is always inspiring and 2025 was no exception, with finding Betelgeuse’s buddy, debuting a prolific survey telescope ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS was discovered on July 1, 2025, by the NASA-funded ATLAS telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile and was quickly ...

From plasma engines that could turn months of travel into weeks to the first blueprints for ships that will outlive their ...

NASA spacecraft Parker Solar Probe and Europa Clipper observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS before its close approach to Earth. Scientists are studying the data as the comet heads toward Jupiter in 202 ...

Scientists are turning their attention to a rare interstellar encounter expected in March 2026, when comet 3I/ATLAS is ...

Astronomer Avi Loeb argued that other objects like interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS could be useful for reaching out to aliens, if they exist.

When the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS swept through the inner solar system in Dec, it offered Earth a rare glimpse of material forged in another star’s neighborhood and turned a niche astronomical ...

“The best estimates suggest Rubin should detect between 5 and 50 ISOs over its 10 year survey, stemming from the ...