Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar visitor, is making its final exit from the solar system — and skywatchers ...

In a striking new view from space, the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter has given scientists their first close-up ...

Scientists continue to analyze data collected by both spacecraft to better understand the comet’s properties and behaviour as it journeys through our solar system.

Learn what makes Comet 3I/Atlas, the third interstellar object ever observed entering into our solar system, so significant ...

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

Our solar system is speeding through space much faster than previously thought, challenging the fundamental assumptions that ...

Down here on Earth we don't usually notice, but the Sun is frequently ejecting huge masses of plasma into space. These are called coronal mass ejections (CMEs). They often occur together with sudden ...

Based on the grazing view, the general consensus was that the plasma cells and the magnetic field shifted poleward more slowly than at the equator. But Solar Orbiter has shown that the speed is higher ...

To catch a glimpse, timing and preparation matter. Astronomers recommend observing before sunrise, starting from 11 November, ...

As 3I/ATLAS draws scientific attention, it has also ignited a familiar wave of online speculation. Some conspiracy theories, ...

Astronomers have dismissed viral online claims that interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was destroyed near the Sun, confirming that ...

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