China advances plans for dual solar system boundary missions
HELSINKI — China has published coordinated papers outlining dual missions to the solar system’s edge, suggesting the long-studied…
Scientists Announce Results After Scanning 3I/ATLAS for Alien Signals
In July, researchers using the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System survey telescope in Chile made an exceedingly…
From 3I/ATLAS to SWAN: How 2025 became the year of the comet
The year 2025 has captivated stargazers worldwide as three remarkable comets surged into the inner solar system, dazzling…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Captures 3I/ATLAS
Using the WISPR (Wide-Field Imager for Solar Probe) instrument aboard NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, scientists observed the interstellar…
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will fly by Earth Friday. Here are the latest images
An interstellar comet first spotted passing through our solar system in July is beginning its departure from our…
XMM-Newton Offers Incredible X-ray View of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
Astronomers using ESA’s XMM-Newton observatory have captured an X-ray image of 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar object to…
Gemini North Telescope Captures New Images of 3I/ATLAS
On November 26, 2025, astronomers used the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) on the Gemini North telescope at Maunakea…
These celestial objects survive the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way
At the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, there is a supermassive black hole about 4 million…
The Sun Survived a Close Call With 2 Massive Stars 4.4 Million Years Ago, Data Shows
In the early 1990s, the Hubble Space Telescope picked up something odd in the local clouds that surround…
Building Blocks of Life Found on Near-Earth Asteroid Could Reveal New Clues About Life in the Universe
NEED TO KNOW Several new studies on a near-Earth asteroid may reveal new information about our early solar…
Astronomers reveal how passing stars and exploding giants shaped our early solar system
Nearly 4.5 million years ago, two enormous, blazing stars swung close to the solar system. They did not…
Hubble Takes New Look at Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
The Hubble team has released a stunning new image snapped by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope of the…