Detailed photos from the newly operational Vera C. Rubin Observatory have revealed that the recently discovered interstellar ...

"It could represent some of the oldest and most pristine water ever observed, formed in another planetary system and ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS was first identified by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), a global network of four ...

The long-serving space telescope saw the third interloper to enter the solar system from beyond its limits late on Monday ...

A controversial new paper questions whether the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a potentially dangerous alien probe, similar ...

On July 1, 2025, astronomers caught sight of a mysterious object racing through the solar system. This object, now named ...

New findings about interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveal its surprising size, possible thick disk origin, and what makes it ...

Serendipitously, the Rubin Observatory collected imaging in the area of the sky inhabited by the object during regular ...

The Gemini North telescope in Hawaii recently snapped a close-up of the comet that's captured the world’s attention.