Major space events this century include a near-Earth asteroid flyby in 2029, the darkest lunar eclipse, a planetary parade in ...

On October 31, 2015, an asteroid shaped like a human skull flew by Earth. It arrived with excellent timing on Halloween, ...

On October 31, 2015, an asteroid shaped like a human skull flew by Earth. It arrived with excellent timing on Halloween, ...

ESA's Hera mission flying by Mars. See views captured with its Asteroid Framing Cameras. Credit; ESA - European Space Agency ...

Physicist Michio Kaku says interstellar object 3I/ATLAS may reveal signs of intelligent life if it gains energy near the Sun.

Artificial intelligence is completely revolutionizing how we observe space. As telescopes like the Vera C. Rubin Observatory ...

Perihelion for 3I/ATLAS takes place on Oct. 30, when the interstellar interloper will be 1.35 astronomical units (125 million ...

Scientists are observing the skies as the comet 3i/ATLAS makes a close flyby of Earth. Gabriel J. Sánchez is a producer for NPR's All Things Considered. Sánchez identifies stories, books guests, and ...

Astronomers worldwide are intensely studying 3I/ATLAS, a mysterious interstellar object entering our solar system. Its ...

The rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is under intense scrutiny as it passes through the solar system. Spacecraft like Hera, ...

Scientists are investigating a mysterious pulse signal from interstellar object 3I/ATLAS. The signal reportedly follows a ...

I/ATLAS made its closest approach to Earth on 29 October 2025, coming within 1.8 astronomical units, or around 167 million miles.