I/ATLAS is the third known interstellar object ever discovered At 15 km wide, it’s larger and brighter than ʻOumuamua or Borisov Scientists will analyze its light to trace its system of origin ...

A newly discovered ice comet from deep space may be over 7 billion years old, making it the most ancient comet scientists ...

Kareta says that come October, when the comet gets closer to Earth, "under dark skies ... with a big telescope and some ...

The astronomical community is abuzz over a newly discovered "interstellar object," only the third of its kind ever seen, ...

A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen – possibly predating our solar system by more than three billion years, researchers say. The "water ...

New research has revealed everything astronomers currently know about the mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS.

I/ATLAS might be over 7 billion years old, a new study reports, which would make it the oldest comet known. But experts caution we need more data.

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

When the news started to spread on July 1, 2025, about a new object that was spotted from outside our solar system, only the ...

A newly discovered comet, 3I/ATLAS, may be the most ancient visitor ever detected, potentially older than our solar system itself. Unlike previous interstellar objects, this ice-rich comet seems to ...

After defending his PhD thesis on modeling interstellar objects on Monday, June 30, Matthew Hopkins intended to take some ...