JUICE might be bound to Jupiter, but it is fortuitously in place to peek at this object from beyond the stars.

When Comet 3I/ATLAS roared into the solar system this summer, it launched a scientific scramble to study what astronomers ...

"We study cometary bodies because they act as time capsules, sealing in material from their formation billions of years ago." ...

Astronomers are hustling to use interplanetary spacecraft to study the interstellar comet dubbed 3I/ATLAS while the sun is ...

The 3I/ATLAS comet was first spotted in July near Jupiter after it entered our solar system from another universe. Here’s ...

I/ATLAS is the third interstellar object ever discovered in our solar system. Telescope observations suggest it is a roughly ...

This year’s “Halloween fireballs” are stunning to watch, but scientists say they may carry a warning from space.

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on Wednesday reached its closest point to the Sun, a point known as perihelion. Although this ...

Astronomers may be just weeks away from an unprecedented opportunity to learn more about our solar system’s interstellar ...

Perihelion for 3I/ATLAS takes place on Oct. 30, when the interstellar interloper will be 1.35 astronomical units (125 million ...

Need a refresher about 3I/ATLAS? Here's everything to know about the interstellar object, including when the latest ...

Manhattan-sized comet 3I/ATLAS — which scientists suspect could have extraterrestrial origins — will reach its closest ...