Rocky bodies called protoplanets were thought to have formed slightly earlier in the inner solar system than those beyond the ...

I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the ...

Scientists with NASA’s Lucy mission are finally wrapping up the process of refining the data gathered by the spacecraft’s ...

Officially named 3I/ATLAS, the comet was confirmed as having originated outside of Earth's solar system on July 3, according ...

A MYSTERIOUS cosmic object has been spotted zooming through our solar system – and astronomers say it is only the third of ...

Astronomers have discovered a rare instance of a interstellar comet speeding through the solar system. The 3I/ATLAS was first ...

An object dubbed 3I/ATLAS is only the third interloper from outside the Solar System seen in all of human history.

China's Tianwen-2 probe continues on its journey to rendezvous with a near-Earth asteroid (NEA) before heading to the main ...

Earth lives in a shooting gallery, with small and large rocky bodies in abundance in our solar system. Are we in danger of ...

An object from another star has been seen entering the solar system at high speed, and is expected to whip around the sun in ...

Asteroids are usually grouped into three main types based on what they are made of: C-type, S-type and M-type.

An "interstellar object" is speeding toward the inner solar system, where Earth is located, astronomers have confirmed.