Named 3I/ATLAS, the comet is only the third known interstellar object to enter our solar system, and it's the largest and ...

Travel the universe from your seat with our picks from the annual ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition.

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In our nearby stellar neighborhood, a burned-out star is snacking on a fragment of a Pluto-like object. With its unique ...

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Called 3I/ATLAS, the object is only the third of its kind known to astronomers, and it’s likely been heading our way for ...

Initially, it was classified as a comet, but the object's behavior and composition did not match any known comet models. What sets ‘Oumuamua apart is its high reflectivity, unusual elongated or ...

New images reveal interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS beginning to grow a signature tail as it zooms closer to the sun ahead of a ...

NASA’s IMAP mission, led by Princeton University’s David McComas, will study the heliosphere — the invisible electromagnetic ...

The European Space Agency's (ESA) JUICE spacecraft launched atop an Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana in April 2023. The ...