A newly discovered object speeding through our solar system is sparking excitement among astronomers because it’s not from around here. Believed to be a comet, the object is only the third celestial ...

Astronomers surveying the outer solar system have revealed that a rare object far beyond Neptune is moving in sync with the eighth planet in an unexpected way. Called 2020 VN40 and first discovered in ...

Earlier this summer, astronomers discovered something strange whizzing past Jupiter: an interstellar object. Scientists named it 3I/ATLAS. It’s only the third interstellar object ever observed, and it ...

3I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the galaxy. By Kenneth Chang For only the third time, astronomers have found ...

Only four such objects have been discovered, astronomers say. Astronomers have discovered a "fossil" body residing on the outskirts of the solar system, according to new research. The object – which ...

An interstellar object – a comet from a distant star system – is passing through the space between Jupiter and Mars, and according to a recent study, Comet 3I/Atlas may be 3 billion years older than ...