Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics in Germany and the Centro de Astrobiología, part of ...

SPHEREx tracked the interstellar comet as it grew considerably brighter after perihelion.

In the heart of our galaxy, scientists have discovered the largest sulfur-bearing molecule ever detected beyond Earth, with ...

The complex building blocks of life can form spontaneously in space, a new lab experiment shows.

NASA and the Hubble telescope have not confirmed the sheer massive size of 3I/ATLAS as mysterious object leaves solar system ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has triggered fevered speculation after the James Webb Space Telescope detected an "out of order" ...

A major international effort has produced detailed images and chemical data on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, revealing its ...

"We used to think that only very simple molecules could be created in these clouds. But we have shown that this is clearly ...

3I/ATLAS is the third interstellar visitor ever to visit the solar system having been formed around a distant star. Tune in ...

Scientists report the first confirmed detection of thiepine, a complex sulfur-bearing molecule, in an interstellar cloud near the Milky Way’s center.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A stray comet from another star swings past Earth this week in one last hurrah before racing back toward interstellar space. Discovered over the summer, the comet known as ...