The Latest Breaking News from Solar System

3I/ATLAS Stirring to Life Before Closest Approach to Earth Revealed In NASA, ESA Newest Images

NASA and ESA images show interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS erupting with gas and dust as it nears Earth on 19 Dec 2025, offering scientists a rare chance to study material from beyond our solar system.

International Business Times UK · Dec 6, 2025

40 Days of Staring: NASA Tracked Comet SWAN Every Few Minutes — Why?

NASA's PUNCH mission tracked Comet SWAN for 40 days at unprecedented speed.

International Business Times UK · Dec 6, 2025

Scientists capture 51 images showing exoplanets coming together around other stars: 'This data set is an astronomical treasure'

The Very Large Telescope's SPHERE instrument captured unprecedented images of 51 dusty rings shaping young planetary systems.

Space · Dec 5, 2025

Asteroid Bennu's Space-Gum And Sugars Shock NASA — Reshaping Theories On Early Earth

Asteroid Bennu's sample delivered a shock: ribose and glucose were found, confirming the widespread presence of life's fundamental building blocks in the early Solar System.

International Business Times UK · Dec 4, 2025

Is life out there? NASA finds essential sugars on ancient asteroid the size of the Empire State Building

‘We’re looking at events near the beginning of the beginning’

The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2025

3I/ATLAS Data Reignites Ice-Volcano Feud And Experts Can't Agree What It Means

Fresh data on 3I/ATLAS show dramatic outgassing, CO₂-rich emissions, and possible 'ice volcanoes,' challenging conventional comet theory and reopening a fierce astrophysical debate over whether the object is a natural comet or something far stranger.

International Business Times UK · Dec 3, 2025

Scientists Stunned As 3I/ATLAS Poised To Unleash Biggest Cosmic Surprise Since Hale-Bopp on December 19

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, only the third ever seen, returns with unique composition; experts eye 19 December 2025 as a date that could reshape comet science.

International Business Times UK · Dec 2, 2025

Mysterious Comet May Be Dragging A 'Swarm' Of Unknown Objects Through Solar System, Scientists Warn

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shows odd traits—anti-tail, strange acceleration, unusual chemistry—prompting scientists to warn it may drag a 'swarm' of unknown objects through our Solar System.

International Business Times · Dec 2, 2025

Astrophysicist Sparks Panic: 3I/ATLAS May Be Dragging A 'Swarm' Of Unknown Objects Through Our Solar System

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shows odd traits—anti-tail, strange acceleration, unusual chemistry—prompting scientists to warn it may drag a 'swarm' of unknown objects through our Solar System.

International Business Times UK · Dec 2, 2025

I watched scientists track interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS leaving the solar system in real-time: 'This is some prime-time science'

"These images are not just pretty."

Space · Dec 2, 2025