I/’Three Eye’ Atlas is an interstellar visitor capturing the attention of scientists with its unusual behavior and chemical makeup. Unlike typical comets in our solar system, it shows high levels of ...

NASA’s SPHEREx joined Webb and Hubble in studying interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, gathering data on its size, chemistry, and physical traits. While harmless to Earth, the comet provides scientists a rare ...

A long-dormant coal mine waste site in Pennsylvania has new life, providing solar power to the local community thanks to a groundbreaking tracking system enabling installation across challenging ...

The solar system’s newest visitor, 3I/ATLAS, may be 3 billion years older than the sun and its planets. First discovered on July 1, 3I/ATLAS is a rare interstellar object — only the third ever spotted ...

July 11 (UPI) --Scientists believe an interstellar comet discovered earlier this month could be one of the oldest that astronomers have ever encountered. University of Oxford scientists said the ...

Comets Astronomers are racing to study our solar system's newest 'interstellar visitor.' Here's why. Comets Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS transforms into a giant 'cosmic rainbow' in trippy new telescope ...

A possible cousin of Pluto seems to be circling the far reaches of the solar system. The dwarf planet candidate 2017 OF201 travels in a superwide orbit, with the sun relatively near one end of its ...

Astronomers have discovered more than 300 exoplanetary systems that have three or more known planets. Most of these planets are about the same size and spaced close together, earning them the moniker ...

Asteroids Astronomers spot potential 'interstellar visitor' shooting through the solar system toward Earth Comets 3I/ATLAS: Everything you need to know about the new 'interstellar visitor' shooting ...

• Away from home: Use a VPN such as NordVPN to watch your usual service from anywhere After the success of TV shows such as "Planets" and "Adventures in Space and Time", Brian Cox is back with a new ...

Our solar system is a weird place. Much more than a home to eight planets, it’s filled with a myriad of fascinating other smaller bodies, including moons, asteroids, and comets. In recent decades, ...

Eleven objects found at the extremities of the solar system could mark the location of a 'Kuiper Belt 2.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...