The other two known interstellar comets did not offer such an opportunity.

Interstellar objects are so uncommon as to be subject to observation only once every few years and so far we learn something ...

3I/ATLAS is the third interstellar visitor ever to visit the solar system having been formed around a distant star. Tune in ...

Astronomers found an interstellar "tunnel" - a cosmic channel that connects our solar system to distant stars, according to a ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS has recently passed through the solar system, generating scientific interest that it could be much older than ...

New polarimetry data on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveals bizarre refractory dust, proving this alien visitor formed in a ...

Harvard expert Avi Loeb claims the 3I/ATLAS comet's path is 'suspiciously' precise, sparking alien theories. NASA reveals the ...

Tune in today (Jan. 16) to bid farewell to interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, courtesy of a livestream from the Virtual Telescope ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Astronomers have spotted what they think might be an "interstellar object" hurtling through the ...

An "interstellar object" is speeding toward the inner solar system, where Earth is located, astronomers have confirmed. The object -- likely a comet -- was first detected in data collected between by ...