3I/ATLAS is just the third-ever interstellar object confirmed to be from outside the solar system and which we have telescopes to observe in detail 3I/Atlas is by far the largest and it if known to ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has a thick irradiated crust that no longer resembles its home star system, simulations and ...

I/ATLAS has unexpectedly become bluer than the Sun, hinting that it could be emitting light, not just reflecting it — a sign ...

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An interstellar comet that originated outside our solar system just flew by the sun. Next, the object will fly by Earth in ...

The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is forcing scientists to rethink our understanding of comet formation. Unlike typical comets ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has, for the first time, measured the carbon-rich concoction that forms a moon-forming disk of gas and dust around a newly formed planetary body. It is hoped the ...

Webb just spotted a carbon-rich moon factory 625 light-years away, revealing how moons like ours may have first taken shape.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the first detailed look at a carbon-rich disk surrounding the exoplanet CT Cha ...

A rocky, Earth-size planet located in our Milky Way galaxy may have an atmosphere around it, according to new research, raising the possibility that it could also have liquid water on its surface and ...