Interstellar comets are the original cosmic explorers, and by studying their metallic whispers, we are learning the secrets ...

By taking advantage of a maneuver that would see a spacecraft fire rocket engines while in the solar corona, that ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reached a speed of 58 km/s upon arrival, and was too fast to be captured, making a short flyby a ...

NASA associate administrator Amit Kshatriya and associate administrator of NASA Science Dr. Nicky Fox explain that "all ...

Comets usually fade quietly once they swing past the Sun. Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS did not follow the same path. Instead, ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS is not coming back — and NASA says it is not a threat to Earth — but a new trajectory study argues we could ...

Observations of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS show increased water, carbon dioxide, and organic gas release after its passage near the Sun, based on data from NASA’s SPHEREx mission ...

An important event has taken place around 3I/ATLAS, as a group of eight images have been captured showing the appearance of this interstellar comet. This happened during January, w ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.(AP) — A stray comet from another star swings past Earth this week in one last hurrah before racing back toward interstellar space. Discovered over the summer, the comet known as ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS was full-on erupting into space in December 2025, after its close flyby of the sun, causing it to significantly brighten. Even water ice was quickly sublimating into gas in ...

Could these be signs of artificial 3I-ntelligence? With 3I/ATLAS streaking away from our planet, speculation remains as to whether the interstellar comet is alien or not. NASA has staunchly maintained ...

New infrared observations reveal that the rare interstellar visitor known as comet 3I/ATLAS has dramatically brightened during its farewell tour of the solar system.