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Scientists now say an interstellar comet discovered earlier this month could be one of the oldest that astronomers have ever ...
Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...
What at first seemed a routine detection of an object travelling through the solar system soon turned out to be anything but.
Astronomers have confirmed the third interstellar object on record is dashing through our solar system. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, it ...
It's the so-called "Milky Way season" in the Northern Hemisphere. Here's everything you need to know about viewing the galaxy ...
Astronomers are tracking a newly spotted comet hailing from parts unknown, only the third time such an interstellar object ...
I/ATLAS might be over 7 billion years old, a new study reports, which would make it the oldest comet known. But experts caution we need more data.
A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen – possibly predating our solar system by more than three billion years, researchers say. The "water ...
After defending his PhD thesis on modeling interstellar objects on Monday, June 30, Matthew Hopkins intended to take some ...
A newly discovered comet, 3I/ATLAS, may be the most ancient visitor ever detected, potentially older than our solar system itself. Unlike previous interstellar objects, this ice-rich comet seems to ...
As 3I/ATLAS approaches the sun, astronomers expect its frozen ices to sublimate, releasing gas and forming a glowing coma and ...
AN INTERSTELLAR space rock zooming through our solar system may be the oldest comet ever seen by humans, according to ...