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 ...

Interstellar visitor Comet 3I/ATLAS was discovered just a week ago and ever since, astronomers across the world have been ...

Astronomers in Hawaiʻi detected the solar system's third interstellar object, C/2025 N1 or 3I/ATLAS, which poses no threat to ...

Astronomers have observed an object that originated from beyond our solar system, thought to be an interstellar comet, speeding through our celestial neighborhood.

3I/ATLAS, also known as C/2025 N1, is a comet from interstellar space, meaning it originated in another star system and entered our solar system on a one-time flyby. It was first spotted by the ATLAS ...

Update: July 3, 09:24 a.m. ET: On Wednesday, July 2, the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center confirmed that an interstellar object is traveling through our solar system.

Is the solar system an interstellar highway, with cosmic objects speeding past at warp speeds without human notice? That’s ...

Astronomers have observed an object that originated from beyond our solar system, thought to be an interstellar comet, speeding through our celestial neighborhood.

Here’s how it works. The newly discovered interstellar object 3I/ATLAS (previously dubbed A11pl3Z) is predicted to shoot past the sun before eventually exiting the solar system.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers say they've spotted an object in our solar system that's believed to be from another part of the Milky Way galaxy. The European Space Agency says this is ...

Space Interstellar comet hurtling through solar system named 3I/ATLAS An object from another star has been seen entering the solar system at high speed, and is expected to whip around the sun in ...

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.