The Latest Breaking News from Solar System

3I/ATLAS 'Warning Shot' Behaviour Alters Comet Science Forever

The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS has exposed critical gaps in our planetary defence, acting as a 'warning shot' that challenges current comet science.

International Business Times UK · Dec 25, 2025

More Than 50 Alien Ships Heading to Earth by 3I/ATLAS? New Observations Go Viral

A viral theory claims more than 50 alien ships are heading towards Earth led by interstellar object 3I/ATLAS. What is the truth?

International Business Times UK · Dec 25, 2025

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveals weird wobbling jets in rare sun-facing tail

3I/ATLAS may have moved away from Earth as it makes its way out of the solar system, but this interstellar intruder continues to delight and surprise astronomers.

Space · Dec 23, 2025

Farewell, comet 3I/ATLAS! Interstellar visitor heads for the outer solar system after its closest approach to Earth

3I/ATLAS has now made its closest approach to the sun and Earth and is now heading back out toward the outer solar system.

Space · Dec 19, 2025

How did interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS capture our imagination in 2025?

For one, it came down to timing.

Space · Dec 19, 2025

Astronomers capture 1st direct images of collisions in a nearby star system: 'It's like looking back in time'

"It's like looking back in time in a sense, to that violent period of our solar system when it was less than a billion years old."

Space · Dec 18, 2025

4 ways to track 3I/ATLAS without a telescope as it makes its closest approach to Earth tonight

Interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is travelling away from the sun on its way back to interstellar space.

Space · Dec 18, 2025

Scientists detect X-ray glow from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS extending 250,000 miles into space

A rare interstellar comet has been caught in X-rays by two space telescopes, revealing how its gases interact with charged particles from the sun as it travels through the inner solar system.

Space · Dec 18, 2025

Mysterious, irradiated 'scar' in our galaxy points to 2 stars that almost hit the sun

Astronomers traced a mysterious 'scar' of ionized gas around the solar system to two stars that had a close flyby with our sun millions of years ago.

LiveScience · Dec 18, 2025

Spiders on Jupiter? Scientists uncover secret origins of arachnid-like 'demon' lurking on gas giant's moon.

A new study reveals the likely origin of a mysterious spider-like pattern first spotted on Jupiter's moon Europa in 1998. The finding could have implications for a NASA spacecraft en route to the frozen world.

LiveScience · Dec 17, 2025