That leaves it vulnerable to the gravitational tugs of an untold number of Milky Way stars. Just as NASA uses the gravitational influence of our solar system's planets to slingshot ... massive stars ...

An alien comet passing through our solar system made its closest approach to Mars recently, and two European robotic ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, with its massive size, record speed, and mysterious Milky Way origin, has scientists like ...

Every one of us is unique and important, but at the same time, we’re a microscopic part of something that’s beyond ...

A team of astronomers has attempted to track the path of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS back into the past, tracing its path ...

Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known object from outside our solar system, is being studied for its age and origin. New research suggests it may have come from a distant region where old and ...

The James Webb Space Telescope captured asteroid 10199 Chariklo occult the star Gaia DR3 6873519665992128512. It was the ...

Earth’s journey through the Milky Way’s dense spiral arms might have churned up the planet’s surface 1. As the Solar System spins around the Milky Way’s centre, it passes through ripples of ...

Anyone who studies planetary formation would relish the opportunity to get a close-up look at an interstellar object. Sending ...

I/ATLAS may have come from the mysterious frontier of the early Milky Way. Scientists tracked its trajectory for millions of years and suggest it could be billions of years old. The comet offers clues ...

So far, we have identified three. The first one was 1I/’Oumuamua, discovered in 2017, then Comet 2I/Borisov, in 2019. This ...

I/ATLAS is not just any comet; it is the third interstellar object ever detected, following the notable 1I/'Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov. This comet, measuring between 3 and 7 miles wide, has a unique ...