A comet is hurtling into our solar system from interstellar space at about 152,000 miles per hour. The comet, named 3I/ATLAS, was discovered by the ...

AN INTERSTELLAR space rock zooming through our solar system may be the oldest comet ever seen by humans, according to ...

The ATLAS (short for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) is a NASA-funded program developed by the University of ...

For only the third time in recorded history, an interstellar object has crossed into our solar system, creating quite the ...

Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...

What at first seemed a routine detection of an object travelling through the solar system soon turned out to be anything but.

The observatory aims to map the night sky over a decade, potentially discovering millions of asteroids and billions of ...

The NASA-funded ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, first reported observations to the Minor Planet Center of comet 3I/ATLAS on July 1, 2025.

YR4 holds a 4 per cent chance of hitting the Moon. Discovered after it had already passed Earth, the asteroid's trajectory highlights the limitations of current Earth-based detection systems.

Astronomers have confirmed the discovery of a rare celestial visitor: a comet from beyond our Solar System. Officially named ...

NASA has made quite the discovery in Rio Hurtado, Chile, with its Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System telescope system. A new comet has been detected, originating from interstellar space.

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