Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is confirmed as a natural comet from beyond our solar system, posing no threat to Earth despite online alarm, with findings backed by scientific data and expert analysis.

Sometime in 2029, the European Space Agency is scheduled to launch its Comet Interceptor Mission. The Interceptor will wait for a long-period comet to arrive in the inner solar system then set off on ...

SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — Angelo State University’s (ASU) Department of Physics and Geosciences explains the new object in our solar system that was announced on July 15 and ...

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Astronomers on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of an interstellar object racing through our Solar System — only the third ever spotted, though scientists suspect many more may slip past unnoticed.

In a headline straight out of Hitchhiker’s Guide, astronomers say they’ve confirmed that a mysterious object observed in 2018, dubbed “Farfarout,” is indeed the farthest known object orbiting the Sun.

A completely dark, invisible object weighing 1 million times the mass of the Sun has been detected through its gravitational ...

In January 2018, scientists gazing out beyond the known objects of the Solar System spotted something new: A small object, seemingly bound in orbit around the Sun. Scientists nicknamed this speck ...