Miguel Claro took one last look at the comet as it bid farewell to Earth for the next 80,000 years.

The comet was discovered on July 1 by the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) survey telescope. Knowing ...

Most comets, including the well-known Halley's, loop through our solar system like cosmic time capsules that formed alongside ...

Impact craters are formed when an object from space such as a meteoroid, asteroid or comet strikes Earth at a very high ...

NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that's wandered into our backyard. Luckily, it won't get near enough to be a threat ...

"The consequences, should the hypothesis turn out to be correct, could potentially be dire for humanity," said Avi Loeb.

Given 3I/ATLAS' highly eccentric orbit, this will be its one and only visit to our solar system, as its trajectory does not ...

However, we might also want to look for hints of alien origin. One very strong piece of evidence would be any kind of radio ...

However, we might also want to look for hints of alien origin. One very strong piece of evidence would be any kind of radio ...

On July 1, 2025, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey telescope, located in northern Chile, ...

Scientists now say an interstellar comet discovered earlier this month could be one of the oldest that astronomers have ever ...