Applause for A11pl3Z Astronomers may have found a third interstellar object The object has a very high eccentricity.

A diagram shows the trajectory of interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS as it passes through the solar system. It will make its closest approach to the sun in October.

Over the next few days, astronomers will pull together evidence to determine whether the object is a comet.

An "interstellar object" is speeding toward the inner solar system, where Earth is located, astronomers have confirmed.

Newfound interstellar object 3I/ATLAS may be carrying pristine material from early in the Milky Way’s star-forming history.

Astronomers on Wednesday confirmed the discovery of an interstellar object racing through our Solar System -- only the third ever spotted, though scientists suspect many more may slip past ...

3I/ATLAS is only the third interstellar object ever detected. You can stream the object live today, or maybe see it from your own telescope!

Astronomers have observed an object that originated from beyond our solar system, thought to be an interstellar comet, speeding through our celestial neighborhood.

NASA scientists have confirmed that a mysterious object shooting toward us through the solar system is an "interstellar object" — only the third of its kind ever seen.

Astronomy news always seems to break over coffee, on laptop startup. That was the case on Wednesday morning, when word of a curious new object started flashing across the message boards.

Astronomers are reporting the detection of a large object entering our solar system, and it is causing quite the stir in the scientific community.