Scientists have confirmed that 3I/ATLAS is only the third interstellar object ever detected passing through our Solar System. It was discovered by the ATLAS survey telescope in Chile in July 2025, and ...

Comet C/2012 S1 ISON with its tadpole-like tale photographed through a 14-inch telescope on April 1. The comet has brightened little in the past three months. Credit: William Wiethoff So what's up ...

The newest comet to create a buzz among sky watchers was spotted recently, and it will be coming closer to Earth in October - possibly giving us a better look at this once-in-a-lifetime visitor from ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) —The star of the show (so to speak) during the total solar eclipse is clearing the corona of the sun, visible only because the moon has moved in between us and 100% of the sun’s ...

An early image shows interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS gliding through our solar system. (Image: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/K. Meech (IfA/U. Hawaii ...

Our home planet seems to share its heritage with a famous comet. By analysing the chemical make-up of the comet 12P/Pons-Brooks — which was discovered in 1812 and passes close to the Earth every 71 ...

The strange outer-space object 'Oumuamua flew through our solar system in 2017 and captured our imaginations. Meaning "scout" or "messenger" in Hawaiian, 'Oumuamua was the first known visitor from ...