I/ATLAS, the rare comet currently making headlines as it travels through our solar system, made its closest approach to Mars on Friday. Thanks to the European Space Agency’s (ESA) ExoMars Trace Gas ...

In an extraordinary celestial event, the European Space Agency (ESA) has successfully observed the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS using its Mars orbiters, the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) and Mars ...

Key Developments NASA’s Perseverance rover captured 3I/ATLAS over Mars—its profile reminiscent of 2019’s Borisov but far more ...

The interstellar object hurtling toward the inner solar system, where Earth is located, is much larger than previously ...

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover may have captured an image of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS streaking across the sky above the ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the best picture yet of a high-speed comet visiting our solar system from another star. NASA and the European Space Agency released the latest photos Thursday.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A comet from another star system will swing by Mars on Friday as a fleet of spacecraft trains its ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has snapped images of a recently ...

The brightest comet of the year, which has been lighting up the sky over the past week, may be in the process of breaking apart. The comet, named Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3), skirted three times closer to ...

A large asteroid-comet hybrid that orbits between Neptune and Jupiter is an intriguing oddball as far as cosmic rocks go. Chiron, as the strange centaur is called, is what astronomers call a minor ...