New observations by the Gemini South telescope at Cerro Pachón in Chile revealed that interstellar object 3I/ATLAS' tail is ...

The mysterious cloud of space rocks and debris at the edge of the solar system may have spiral arms, making it resemble a mini galaxy, a new study says. The Oort cloud is a theoretical debris ...

This bodes well for astronomers keen to see the emergence of long, well-defined cometary tails as 3I/ATLAS shimmies towards ...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has snapped images of a recently discovered interstellar visitor hurtling through our solar system. Traveling at 130,000 mph, 3I/ATLAS is the fastest comet ever observed ...

Our solar system's latest and only third known interstellar visitor is becoming more fascinating by the minute. Spotted in early July, the object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, is believed to be a comet. It's ...

A 6-planet solar system was found in the galaxy. (THIBAUT ROGER/NCCR PLANETS) ...

The space agency spotted the quick-moving object with the Atlas telescope in Chile earlier this week, and confirmed it was a comet from another star system.

Astronomers have discovered a rare in-sync solar system with six planets moving like a grand cosmic orchestra, untouched by outside forces since their birth billions of years ago.

On September 3, scientists studying samples from the Bennu asteroid have discovered a variety of unusual materials, some of which existed even before the formation of the Sun. Three recent papers ...

6-planet solar system found in Milky Way galaxy with all planets in sync A 6-planet solar system was found in the galaxy. (THIBAUT ROGER/NCCR PLANETS) ...

6-planet solar system found in Milky Way galaxy with all planets in sync A 6-planet solar system was found in the galaxy. (THIBAUT ROGER/NCCR PLANETS) ...