The Latest Breaking News from Solar System

Strange interstellar object hurtling towards Earth has now grown a tail, astronomers say

Comet travelling on an orbit that would carry it back into interstellar space

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2025

Ready for the next 'Oumuamua? Launching flyby missions to visiting interstellar comets is 'feasible and affordable,' study says

Conducting a flyby mission to an interstellar object visiting our solar system is "feasible and affordable," a new study finds. But orbiting such an interloper is a different story.

Space · Sep 9, 2025

New photos of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveal its tail growing before our eyes

New images reveal interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS beginning to grow a signature tail as it zooms closer to the sun ahead of a close encounter with Earth this fall.

LiveScience · Sep 8, 2025

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will fly by Mars 1 month from now — and Europe's Red Planet orbiters will be ready

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will zoom past Mars in October 2025, and ESA's Mars orbiters will attempt to image and analyze the object during the encounter.

Space · Sep 3, 2025

Asteroid Bennu contains stardust that's older than the solar system

"Bennu is a time capsule of the material that was throughout the solar system."

Space · Sep 2, 2025

Interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS could be investigated by these spacecraft as it races past the sun: 'This could be literally a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity'

Excitement is building regarding the interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS, with new research suggesting which spacecraft from Earth could get a close-up view of the comet.

Space · Sep 2, 2025

I watched scientists view the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS in real time. Here's what they saw

"Once these objects get too faint to see, they will never be seen again,"

Space · Sep 2, 2025

Pluto quiz: Can you figure out this dwarf planet?

Think you know Pluto? From icy plains to planetary debates, this quiz dives deep into the mysteries of our solar system’s most controversial—and captivating—dwarf planet.

Space · Aug 31, 2025

Try to spot a rare Aurigid meteor as the shower peaks overnight on Aug. 31

The Aurigid meteor shower hails from debris of the comet C/1911 N1 Kiess, which last visited the inner solar system 2,000 years ago.

Space · Aug 31, 2025

Cataclysmic crash with neighboring planet may be the reason there's life on Earth today, new studies hint

Early Earth may not have had the right ingredients for life — until a nearby Mars-size planet crashed into it, two new studies hint.

LiveScience · Aug 29, 2025