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

However, we might also want to look for hints of alien origin. One very strong piece of evidence would be any kind of radio ...

Sometimes serendipity happens in science. Whether it's an apple falling from a tree or a melting chocolate bar, some of the ...

The photos reveal a bright and well-developed coma, the cloud of gas and dust surrounding the comet's nucleus, with striking ...

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

Given 3I/ATLAS' highly eccentric orbit, this will be its one and only visit to our solar system, as its trajectory does not ...

Most comets, including the well-known Halley's, loop through our solar system like cosmic time capsules that formed alongside ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS is expected to make its closest pass by the Sun on Oct. 30, when it will fly 130 million miles inside the ...

New photos, including a striking technicolor timelapse, show off the newly discovered interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as it ...

Interstellar objects are visitors from solar systems beyond our own, and the third ever such object, known as 3I/ATLAS, has ...

3I/ATLAS is only the third object which has been confirmed to have originated outside our solar system after 1I/Oumuamua ...

Scientists now say an interstellar comet discovered earlier this month could be one of the oldest that astronomers have ever ...