A newly discovered comet is rapidly brightening and could become visible from Earth — if it survives an extreme close ...

“Observing 3I/ATLAS is like taking a fingerprint from another solar system,” explained Nathan Roth, an astronomer at American ...

When a comet from another star system drifts through the solar system, astronomers do not just see an icy traveler. They see a rare chance to test whether familiar space physics still holds up when ...

A new comet has been discovered by astronomers that could put on a pretty impressive sky show in the next few weeks. Officially called C/2026 A1 (MAPS), the object might even turn into an “Easter ...

The JUICE spacecraft captured its first detailed glimpse of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, revealing a glowing coma and ...

New data indicates Comet 3I/ATLAS is second only to C/2016 R2 in terms of methanol levels ever recorded in a comet within our solar system.

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was confirmed in July 2025 as the third known object to visit our solar system from interstellar space. Despite conspiracy theories, scientists say 3I/ATLAS shows all ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has steadily been making its exit ever since it had a rendezvous at the end of October with the ...

A recently discovered comet is plunging toward a fateful encounter with the Sun, which will determine whether it puts on a spectacular showing during the daylight or if it completely disintegrates ...

Astronomers using ALMA have found large quantities of methanol in comet 3I/ATLAS, making it one of the most alcohol-rich ...

It ain't from around these parts of space.

Lead researcher Nathan Roth said the image shows the comet is “bursting with methanol in a way we just don’t usually see.” ...