In a historic cosmic discovery, NASA has detected the chemical “fingerprint” of water on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, a rare visitor from beyond our Solar System. Scientists believe this breakthrough ...

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November's Sky Above episode features a supermoon, meteor shower, and interstellar comet, with experts discussing these ...

Astronomers say 3I/Atlas will be visible in parts of the US sky for a short time, giving viewers a unique look at a comet from beyond our solar system.

Astronomer Avi Loeb outlines nine "anomalies" that he says support his hypothesis that interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is an ...

A Harvard astrophysicist has stirred debate in the scientific community after suggesting that the mysterious interstellar ...

Astronomers are hustling to use interplanetary spacecraft to study the interstellar comet dubbed 3I/ATLAS while the sun is hiding it from Earth ...

Researchers rarely get a glimpse of an interstellar object up close like 3I-ATLAS, so they have jumped on the opportunity to learn about its composition, which can reveal how planet systems are made.

When evaluating possible planets out of the thousands out there, explained Prof. Bean, scientists look for liquid water as a main guiding principle. “All life on Earth needs liquid water, no matter ...