Is the solar system an interstellar highway, with cosmic objects speeding past at warp speeds without human notice? That’s ...

Update: July 3, 09:24 a.m. ET: On Wednesday, July 2, the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center confirmed that an interstellar object is traveling through our solar system.

Experts have confirmed that the mysterious object hurtling towards us, previously dubbed A11pl3Z, is an "interstellar object." The cosmic interloper, officially named 3I/ATLAS, is only the third ...

The new interstellar object candidate A11pl3Z remotely imaged on July 2nd using iTelescope.Net in Chile. Credit: Filipp Romanov. Astronomy news always seems to break over coffee, on laptop startup.

Space Interstellar comet hurtling through solar system named 3I/ATLAS An object from another star has been seen entering the solar system at high speed, and is expected to whip around the sun in ...

Topline Astronomers have discovered what they think may be an interstellar object passing through the solar system. At twice as wide as Mount Everest is tall, A11pl3Z (now called 3I/ATLAS and C ...

NASA Confirms third known interstellar visitor The object, initially designated A11pl3Z, was discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in Chile.

If A11pl3Z is a space rock, it's surprisingly massive compared to the other two interstellar objects that have passed by Earth. However, scientists don't project that the mystery object will get ...

An "interstellar object" is speeding toward the inner solar system, where Earth is located, astronomers have confirmed. The object -- likely a comet -- was first detected in data collected between ...

The object, which is currently being referred to as 'A11pl3Z', poses no threat to Earth, the ESA's planetary defence head Richard Moissl said.