Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...

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A newly discovered ice comet from deep space may be over 7 billion years old, making it the most ancient comet scientists ...

Centimeter-sized pebbles have been detected in protoplanetary discs using e‑MERLIN, filling in a critical phase of planet ...

Captured just days after its discovery, the images offer the clearest view yet of this rare visitor from beyond our solar system.

Scientists now say an interstellar comet discovered earlier this month could be one of the oldest that astronomers have ever ...

Astronomers have confirmed the third interstellar object on record is dashing through our solar system. Dubbed 3I/ATLAS, it ...

Pebble-sized building blocks of planets have been found around two young stars, offering a glimpse into how solar systems ...

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Astronomers have been given the rare opportunity to study an extrasolar object after the recent discovery of the interstellar ...

Astronomers have spotted a new interstellar object — the third of its kind ever seen — shooting towards us through the solar ...