After years of speculation, scientists finally believe they have figured out the crystal conundrum thanks to new imaging from ...

3I/ATLAS is the third interstellar visitor ever to visit the solar system having been formed around a distant star. Tune in ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is tearing across the inner solar system at roughly 130,000 miles per hour, a speed that turns ...

Astronomers suggest the honor should go to an 11th century monk known for a disastrous flying attempt.

C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) brightened significantly ahead of its close approach to the sun.

The ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has officially discovered 5000 comets. Comet number 5000 was spotted ...

When interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS exhibited some peculiar movements, speculation arose regarding potential alien origins.

Those concerned that 3I/ATLAS' arrival to our solar system meant that some sort of alien invasion was imminent can breathe a ...

A spectacular new image from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals intricate structures inside the Helix Nebula, where a ...

In this episode of Physics World Stories, host Andrew Glester explores the fascinating hunt for pristine comets – icy bodies ...

On5, 2006, NASA's Stardust spacecraft returned to Earth to drop off a capsule that contained the first samples of a comet and ...

Scientists confirmed that the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, which passed closest to Earth in December 2025, showed no ...