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

Is interstellar object 3I/ATLAS an alien probe or a natural comet? Explore the compelling scientific evidence, from its tail ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, a 7.5-billion-year-old visitor from the early galaxy, is offering scientists a rare glimpse into ...

Could a lonely planet wander aimlessly through the restless galaxy change the subtle dance of gravity within our solar system ...

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

The European Space Agency (ESA) has captured some incredible images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS when it flew past Mars on October 3. The comet, which originated from outside our solar system, ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

According to NASA, today (3 October) is actually the day when it's going to come 'closest' to Mars, though closest in this case is still 18.6 million miles, which is a really long way.

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 ...