Sometimes "the universe comes to us," writes the European Space Agency. For the third time since 2017, an interstellar object ...

On July 1, 2025, a telescope in Chile detected something unexpected: a faint object streaking across the sky at an unusual ...

I/ATLAS, also known as C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), originated in a distant star system, far beyond the boundaries of our solar system.

Astronomers have confirmed the presence of 3I/ATLAS, a rare interstellar comet originating from a distant star system, now traversing our solar system.

This diagram shows the trajectory of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it passes through the solar system. It will make its closest approach to the Sun in October. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech ...

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

The comet — officially named 3I/ATLAS — is currently located around 420 million miles (670 million kilometers) away and inside the orbit of Jupiter, according to NASA. But don’t let the ...

The newly discovered interstellar visitor is just the third of its kind and fascinates astronomers who hope to learn from it ...

Astronomers have confirmed the discovery of a rare celestial visitor from beyond our Solar System. The comet was first spotted on 1 July 2025 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System ...