A rare but faint interstellar visitor from beyond our solar system is racing toward the sun — and you can watch it live online today! Astronomers have identified this cosmic interloper as 3I ...

That will give us limited time to study 3I/ATLAS, but because it has been seen on its way into the solar system, we will at least have more time than with the other interstellar objects.

Astronomers have discovered a rare instance of a interstellar comet speeding through the solar system. The 3I/ATLAS was first spotted on July 1 by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last ...

It Came From Outside Our Solar System, and It Looks Like a Comet. 3I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the galaxy.