The theory, spearheaded by astronomer Michele Bannister and her investigative team at the University of Canterbury in New ...

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has flagged at least 16 anomalies in his handful of studies so far. While speculations abound ...

The most startling revelation regarding 3I/ATLAS concerns its age. Associate Professor Michele Bannister of the University of ...

Comet C/2025 R3 is generating excitement in the new year as it is set to reach its closest point to Earth in April. It is a ...

Astronomers tracking 3I/ATLAS, the third confirmed interstellar object ever observed, say new measurements of its water loss ...

Fact-based stories from our cosmic neighbourhood, one star or constellation at a time. Name it, navigate it, know it.

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New research examines the theory that this biblical phenomenon was actually a comet, and subjects it to mathematical ...

Among these celestial visitors — the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, along with C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) and C/2025 R2 (SWAN) — not ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS was discovered on July 1, 2025, by the NASA-funded ATLAS telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile and was quickly confirmed to be just the third interstellar visitor to our solar system, after ...

With the vastness of the Universe, everything in it seems so spread out. But some objects are closer than you might realize. Every now and then, a random interstellar asteroid passes through the Oort ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS is a rare visitor passing briefly through our solar system. Here’s how to find it in the night sky—and what you’ll need to catch a glimpse.