A new object that is believed to be from beyond the solar system has been seen by scientists, according to astronomers. It ...

Rocky bodies called protoplanets were thought to have formed slightly earlier in the inner solar system than those beyond the ...

Spotting a possible interstellar object is incredibly rare, and it’s exciting that our UH-operated system caught it,” ...

In the predawn hours of July 1, 2025, a faint streak of light caught the attention of astronomers peering through data from a ...

A comet has entered the Solar System from interstellar space and will pass through the inner planets later this year, NASA ...

Astronomers have observed an object that originated from beyond our solar system, thought to be an interstellar comet, ...

For only the third time in history, astronomers have detected a new interstellar visitor — an object from another star — blitzing into our solar system.

NASA telescopes in Chile have discovered a comet from interstellar space, making its closest approach in October.

Priscilla Diane Chapman Frisch, a University of Chicago Research Professor in Astronomy and Astrophysics and a world-leading ...

A new interstellar object, A11pl3Z, has been discovered in our solar system, marking the third such object to be observed. It was first discovered zipping near the sun this fall.

The object gained an official name, C/2025 N1 or 3I/ATLAS, on Wednesday. Moving at a record-setting speed for an interstellar ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has been unwaveringly focused on our universe. With its unprecedented power to detect and ...