Though this hunt came up empty, the fact that 3I/ATLAS is only the third known object found in the solar system after ...

The unusual behaviour of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has reignited online debate, but astronomers say the gaps in public ...

No one knows where the comet came from. It’s like glimpsing a rifle bullet for a thousandth of a second. You can’t project ...

A comet tail pointing toward the Sun sounds like a mistake-but that is exactly the geometry Comet 3I/ATLAS put on display as ...

In late April 2026, a long-period comet will swing through the inner solar system. It will likely be visible with binoculars, ...

We are in Germany and it's winter, so we can confidently assume that it is cold, with possible snow covering the fields and roofs of houses. Here we meet the protagonist of this story, farmer and ...

On Dec. 19, 3I/ATLAS will be about 1.8 astronomical units away (170 million miles), almost twice as far as the average distance between Earth and the Sun (1AU orr about 93 million miles), according to ...

NASA is undertaking a vast observation effort for comet 3I/ATLAS. This interstellar visitor is being studied by multiple spacecraft and telescopes. Re ...

Scientists discovered 128 new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the planet’s total to 274. Many of these moons are “only a few ...

Overview of major sky events in 2026, including solar and lunar eclipses, planetary motion, meteor showers, and comet appearances ...

In the run up to Christmas, carols fill the air. Many have an astronomical twist, singing of the "Christmas Star" from the ...