Interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is confirmed as a natural comet from beyond our solar system, posing no threat to Earth despite online alarm, with findings backed by scientific data and expert analysis.

An "interstellar object" is speeding toward the inner solar system, where Earth is located, astronomers have confirmed. The object -- likely a comet -- was first detected in data collected between by ...

Astronomers may have just discovered a new interstellar object passing through our solar system. The object, a celestial body from another star system, was discovered on Tuesday by the University of ...

A mysterious object traveling through our solar system may have emitted a signal, according to a scientist. This enigmatic entity, potentially originating from beyond our solar system, has sparked ...

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When astronomers first spotted a faint, fast-moving object racing through the outer Solar System in mid-2025, few expected it ...

Carnegie’s Scott Sheppard and his colleagues — Northern Arizona University’s Chad Trujillo, and the University of Hawaii’s David Tholen — are once again redefining our solar system’s edge. They ...

A new image has revealed the clearest glimpse yet of an interstellar visitor zipping through our solar system.Video above: Astronomers discover how planets formThe Hubble Telescope and its Wide Field ...

Primitive ices and gas from the earliest days of the solar system can remain trapped inside deep-space objects like comets and Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs) for billions of years. That’s the conclusion ...

(CNN) — A newly discovered object speeding through our solar system is sparking excitement among astronomers because it’s not from around here. Believed to be a comet, the object is only the third ...