Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's not aliens.) ...

When the news started to spread on July 1, 2025, about a new object that was spotted from outside our solar system, only the third of its kind ever known, astronomers at Michigan State University ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers are monitoring an object headed our way that may have wandered over from another star system.

News What we know about the interstellar object that has suddenly appeared in our solar system Updated: Aug. 09, 2025, 1:40 p.m. | Published: Aug. 09, 2025, 1:31 p.m.

An ominous interstellar object named 3I/Atlas is hurtling towards our solar system at astonishing speeds. What does this mean for Earth, and could it be a sign of extraterrestrial life?

Earlier this month, astronomers were thrilled after spotting an interstellar object — only the third of its kind ever observed — hurtling toward the center of the solar system on an extremely ...