An object from outside the solar system has been spotted hurtling towards the sun, the European Space Agency (ESA) has said. If confirmed, it would be the third visitor from the stars ever detected.

The comet 3I/ATLAS moves against a backdrop of stars. The ATLAS survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile, was the first to report that the object came from interstellar space. ATLAS / University of ...

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A new celestial object has been uncovered on the edge of our solar system, revealing another piece of the vast puzzle that is our cosmic neighborhood. Discovered using the Subaru Telescope at Mauna ...

Astronomers have discovered a new object that originated from outside of our Solar System. It's only the third to be found. The interstellar object, designated 3I/ATLAS, will make its closest approach ...

Our solar system’s latest and only third known interstellar visitor is becoming more fascinating by the week. Spotted in early July, the object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, is widely believed to be a comet. It’s ...

Object 3I/ATLAS is now too far from Earth to aim a telescope at, but prior observations showed some unusual behavior. The anomalous nature of the object led astrophysicist Avi Loeb to apply a thought ...

A mysterious object from outside our solar system has just been spotted by astronomers heading towards our planet. Harvard physicist Avi Loeb revealed that the object is expected to pass by Earth on ...

The outer reaches of our Solar System continue to reveal a complex dynamical environment where the interplay of gravitational forces shapes the orbits of a myriad of distant bodies. Research in this ...

Scientists have issued a chilling update on the interstellar object that is currently hurtling through our solar system. The enormous comet, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, was first picked up by a NASA telescope on ...

Is there a massive undiscovered planet on the outer reaches of the Solar System? The idea has been around since before the discovery of Pluto in the 1930s. Labelled as planet X, prominent astronomers ...