A viral image, allegedly from Japan's space agency, has sparked renewed global interest in interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. While ...

Ever since astronomers first detected interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in July, speculation about its true nature has run wild.

The MeerKAT radio telescope detected hydroxyl radicals from interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, suggesting it's shedding a ton of ...

Scientists say 3I/Atlas came closest to Mars in October. Its path this month put it in the path of the warm rays of our sun, ...

To reach Earth’s closest star system, Alpha Centauri, scientists are building a laser-powered spacecraft. To pull off ...

One of those ground-based telescopes is the Rubin Observatory, named after famed astronomer Vera Rubin. Unlike other telescopes, the Rubin Observatory is working to capture the night sky in real-time ...

Created using data from two extensive surveys, this spectacular radio image of the galactic plane of the Milky Way provides valuable insights into the birth and death of stars.

We know of three interstellar objects (ISO) that have visited our inner solar system. Oumuamua was the first one, and it came ...

In 1977, astronomers recorded an unexplained 72-second radio signal stronger than anything else detected from deep space.

Comet 3I/ATLAS, which made a close approach to the sun, has prompted lots of public interest. Kim Kardashian asked NASA's ...

The picture, said to have been released by Japan’s space agency, reportedly combines spectrum and imaging data to present what some call the most realistic view of the comet so far.