A mysterious object, first observed hurtling across the solar system on July 1, has now been identified as "very likely to be the oldest comet ever." ...

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

Neuromorphic cameras, which only record data when a pixel's brightness changes, may be advantageous for capturing extremely ...

The Vera Rubin telescope is poised to kick off an explosive era of discovery. "It's like old-fashioned astronomy: Find the thing, point telescopes at it, argue about it. It's going to be fun." ...

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

Nearly a month ago, a mysterious object was seen hurtling through the solar system and later confirmed as an interstellar ...

Webb has been orbiting more than a million miles from Earth, capturing breathtaking images of deep space. But how does it ...

Imagine a ball bouncing down a flight of stairs. Now think about a cascade of water flowing down those same stairs. The ball ...

A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen—possibly predating our solar system by more than 3 billion years, researchers say.

A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen – possibly predating our solar system by more than three billion years, researchers say. The ...

A mysterious object, first observed hurtling across the solar system on July 1, has now been identified as "very likely to be the oldest comet ever." The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS could be ...