New simulations have narrowed down where the newly discovered interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS likely came from, revealing it ...

U-M astronomy is helping understand this fast, old and large comet that was born outside our galactic neighborhood This diagram shows the trajectory ...

In an exciting and rare new discovery, astronomers recently confirmed that a third known interstellar object has entered our solar system. The interstellar comet, dubbed "3I/ATLAS", was initially ...

What can a newly discovered interstellar comet teach scientists about solar system formation and evolution? This is what a recent study presented at the Na | Space ...

The comet 3I/ATLAS is the third confirmed interstellar object and is likely 3 billion years older than our own solar system.

How does a 15-kilometer-wide comet, moving at 152,000 miles per hour, slip into our solar system undetected until a global ...

A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen—possibly predating our solar ...

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

A newly discovered object from deep space may be the oldest comet ever observed—possibly more than 7 billion years old, and ...

I/ATLAS is the third known interstellar object ever discovered At 15 km wide, it’s larger and brighter than ʻOumuamua or Borisov Scientists will analyze its light to trace its system of origin ...

The 3i's main schtick is that it never needs you to change the water, because it can do that for you. It boils the water when the robot returns to the dock, and the resulting distilled water is ...

Kareta says that come October, when the comet gets closer to Earth, "under dark skies ... with a big telescope and some ...