Researchers rarely get a glimpse of an interstellar object up close like 3I-ATLAS, so they have jumped on the opportunity to learn about its composition, which can reveal how planet systems are made.

Tiny shavings from a single meteorite could completely overturn our understanding of how the solar system formed, after the space rock turned out to be older than expected. Previous research suggests ...

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The James Webb Telescope captures the beginning of planetary formation around the young star HOPS-315 for the first time.

The space object, named Chiron, is believed to be a piece of rock measuring a whopping 130 miles wide at its broadest point - ...

Astronomers found an interstellar "tunnel" - a cosmic channel that connects our solar system to distant stars, according to a ...

The comet could be older than our solar system. The comet is also distinct because nickel vapor was detected in the gas ...

The comet is on what’s known as a hyperbolic trajectory, which means that it doesn’t follow an orbital path around the sun.

Astronomers have identified 3I/ATLAS, an ancient, ice-rich interstellar comet potentially older than our solar system.

Time is running short for scientists hoping to collect data from 3I/Atlas, a massive interstellar object hurtling away from ...

As the third confirmed interstellar object to pass through our solar system, 3I/ATLAS is prime for new discoveries. It was ...