The Haleakala Observatory, left, houses one telescope for the ATLAS system. That system first spotted the object 3I/ATLAS, which isn't visible in this image. AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson All of our ...

There is a growing buzz in the astronomy community about a new object with a hyperbolic trajectory that is moving toward the inner Solar System. Early on Wednesday, the European Space Agency confirmed ...

Interstellar objects are visitors from solar systems beyond our own, and the third ever such object, known as 3I/ATLAS, has just been discovered. Using the Gemini North telescope, astronomers have ...

A newly captured image has provided an unprecedented view of the third interstellar object to pass through our solar system, sparking excitement in the astronomical community. The object, identified ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Current measurements estimate that 3I/ATLAS is about 12 miles (20 kilometers) wide, ...