As was forewarned in the entirely scientifically accurate 1996 documentary "Independence Day," this July 2 astronomers have detected an unknown object headed for Earth(ish) from beyond our solar ...

The cosmos, in its vast expanse, continues to reveal awe-inspiring mysteries. The latest of these enigmas is a color-changing object that is making its way into our star system. The object’s unique ...

Astronomers have been racing to get a better look at 3I/ATLAS, a mysterious object screaming into our solar system from far beyond. Now, as the BBC reports, new observations by the Gemini South ...

(CNN) — A newly discovered object speeding through our solar system is sparking excitement among astronomers because it’s not from around here. Believed to be a comet, the object is only the third ...

Astronomers on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of an interstellar object racing through our solar system—only the third ever spotted, though scientists suspect many more may slip past unnoticed. The ...

If its interstellar origins were to be confirmed, it’d only be the third of its kind spotted in the solar system in history. An oblong interstellar object, dubbed ‘Oumuamua, was first discovered in ...

An image of the second interstellar object, 2I/Borisov, taken in 2019. Astronomers have now spotted a third - Copyright EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY/AFP/File O ...