The 3I/ATLAS comet was first spotted in July near Jupiter after it entered our solar system from another universe. Here’s ...

A strange visitor is passing through our Solar System: an object that came from elsewhere and behaves unlike typical comets.

A rare interstellar comet named 3I/ATLAS is hurtling through the solar system. It would give astronomers a rare glimpse of ...

As 3I/Atlas neared its closest point to the sun in its orbit, the internet was abuzz with curiosity about the comet.

Scientists who study comets are struggling to keep up with popular speculation that the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS was sent ...

Having made its closest approach to the sun on Wednesday October 29, comet 3I/ATLAS will soon be visible from Earth ...

I/Atlas continues to head toward Earth, reaching a close distance to our sun. Here's what to know about the online discord around this phenomenon.

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The workings of our solar system are roughly the same now as they have been for millions of years. Moons circle their planets, the planets circle the sun, the sun’s magnetic fields and sunspots wax ...

In 1977, NASA launched the Voyager probes to explore the outer reaches of the Solar System and the interstellar space beyond. Eventually, both spacecraft encountered a blazing “wall of fire” at the ...

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