The issue concerns sunlight reflecting off the satellites’ surfaces. SpaceX has attempted to reduce the brightness of the ...

On July 1, astronomers spotted an unusual high-speed object zooming towards the sun. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, the surprising space ...

On July 1, 2025, the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey telescope, located in northern Chile, ...

"The consequences, should the hypothesis turn out to be correct, could potentially be dire for humanity," said Avi Loeb.

Most comets, including the well-known Halley's, loop through our solar system like cosmic time capsules that formed alongside ...

Loeb points to several unusual traits that set 3I/ATLAS apart from typical comets. "The retrograde orbital plane of 3I/ATLAS ...

Comet 31/ATLAS, a rare interstellar object, may be 7 billion years old and could reveal secrets about the early Milky Way and ...

Interstellar objects are visitors from solar systems beyond our own, and the third ever such object, known as 3I/ATLAS, has ...

The telescope in Chile caught this comet. Most known comets orbit the sun and are bound by the gravity of our solar system.

Where 3I/ATLAS came from and where it’s headed GIF of several 31/ATLAS observations The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is ...

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is recognized for its relatively bright appearance when it nears Earth. Its orbit brings it into proximity with our planet approximately every 71 years, which is the periodic ...

The devil comet may have been millions of miles away at its closest pass-by of Earth, but it and other comets can orbit close to our planet for a reason. First, it's helpful to understand where ...