Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...

The astronomical community is abuzz over a newly discovered "interstellar object," only the third of its kind ever seen, ...

The solar system has an uninvited guest that is currently shooting toward us on a one-way trip through our cosmic ...

For only the third time in recorded history, an interstellar object has crossed into our solar system, creating quite the ...

A newly discovered ice comet from deep space may be over 7 billion years old, making it the most ancient comet scientists ...

Astronomers have confirmed the third interstellar object on record is dashing through our solar system. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, it ...

Centimeter-sized pebbles have been detected in protoplanetary discs using e‑MERLIN, filling in a critical phase of planet ...

A minuscule meteorite seems to be rewriting the history of our solar system. The 50-gram Northwest Africa 12264 has brought a new understanding of when and how rocky worlds came together. Inner ...

I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the ...

Officially named 3I/ATLAS, the comet was confirmed as having originated outside of Earth's solar system on July 3, according ...

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Rocky bodies called protoplanets were thought to have formed slightly earlier in the inner solar system than those beyond the ...