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Astronomers have confirmed the third interstellar object on record is dashing through our solar system. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, it ...

In the first study of its kind, researchers led by Keiya Hirashima at the RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences ...

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A quiet, glowing gas cloud has been hiding in plain sight not far from Earth. For decades, astronomers have predicted that some of the galaxy’s molecular gas — the fuel for star birth — might be ...

By studying what makes the Milky Way unique, astronomers are hoping to understand our galaxy’s past and unravel the mystery ...

Placing the Milky Way’s uniqueness, or lack thereof, in a broader context is crucial because, for decades, scientists have used it as a model to understand how galaxies form and evolve.

Captured just days after its discovery, the images offer the clearest view yet of this rare visitor from beyond our solar system.

For only the third time in history, astronomers have detected a new interstellar visitor — an object from another star — blitzing into our solar system.

Researchers have found clouds of cold gas embedded deep within larger, superheated gas clouds—or Fermi bubbles—at the Milky Way's center. The finding challenges current models of Fermi bubble ...

I/ATLAS is only the third interstellar object ever detected. You can stream the object live today, or maybe see it from your ...