First light for the innovative new instrument is anticipated in 2028. Spectre — once operational — will play a key role in ...

A newly discovered interstellar object is racing toward our solar system, capturing the attention of scientists worldwide. Unlike other known celestial bodies, this object appears to be emitting its ...

When astronomers first spotted a faint, fast-moving object racing through the outer Solar System in mid-2025, few expected it ...

A newly discovered celestial object may be a starless cloud that could change how astronomers understand dark matter.

An object inside our galaxy is moving so fast that it is on track to break free of the Milky Way altogether, racing through space at roughly 1 million miles per hour. The discovery, made with help ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers are monitoring an object headed our way that may have wandered over from another star system. Scientists have discovered what might be only the third known ...

Astronomers have spotted a new interstellar object — the third of its kind ever seen — shooting towards us through the solar system. Here's everything you need to know about 3I/ATLAS. When you ...

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Astronomers have been given the rare opportunity to study an extrasolar object after the recent discovery of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Experts tell Live Science how they are planning to observe ...

Something in space powerful enough to slingshot a would-be star out of the Milky Way at a million miles an hour is mystifying scientists. A team of citizen scientists first discovered the object while ...

A potential new type of celestial object has all the makings of a normal small galaxy. It’s rich with the same hydrogen gas ...

A team using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has uncovered a new type of astronomical object—a starless, gas-rich, ...