Geminid meteor shower 2025 thrills skywatchers with an end-of-year celestial firework show (photos) The Geminid meteor shower peaked overnight on Dec. 13. Space · Dec 15, 2025
Asteroid belt — What it is, where it is and how it formed Most asteroids orbit between Mars and Jupiter in the main asteroid belt. But some space rocks stray out of the main belt and threaten Earth. Space · Dec 15, 2025
A spider-like scar haunts Jupiter's moon Europa — and scientists think they know why A strange, spider-like scar on Jupiter's icy moon Europa may mark where salty water once surged up through its fractured crust. Space · Dec 12, 2025
3I/ATLAS Mystery Deepens: The Enriched Alien Chemistry Suggests Life Is Universal Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveals astonishingly rich organic chemistry, confirming that life's building blocks are universal. Read the 'smoking gun' evidence. International Business Times UK · Dec 11, 2025
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS caught on camera in new images from Hubble Space Telescope and JUICE Jupiter probe JUICE and the Hubble Space Telescope turned their gazes towards the interstellar visitor in November. Space · Dec 11, 2025
James Webb Space Telescope discovers a hot Jupiter exoplanet leaking twin gas tails that defy explanation "We are only beginning to discover the true complexity of these worlds." Space · Dec 11, 2025
3I/ATLAS Emerges: Its Chemical Fingerprint Is Not From Our Solar System Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is now visible in the UK night sky! The third confirmed alien visitor, whose chemical fingerprint is 'older than our Sun', makes its unrepeatable, 221,000 km/h flyby. Get your telescope now. International Business Times UK · Dec 11, 2025
3I/ATLAS Comet Pulse Sparks Jupiter Fear: NASA Reveals Bizarre True Reason NASA reveals the true, bizarre reason for the 3I/ATLAS comet's 16.16-hour pulse. Scientists link the interstellar object's rhythmic jets to Jupiter's moon Callisto. International Business Times UK · Dec 10, 2025
3I/ATLAS Is Pulsing Every 16.16 Hours: What Does This Mean For Callisto? Astronomers detect a 16.16-hour pulse from interstellar object 3I/ATLAS but say the brightness rhythm poses no risk to Jupiter or its moon Callisto. International Business Times UK · Dec 9, 2025
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Is Nearing Earth: What Scientists Discovered Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS is nearing Earth. Hubble and Juice captured new images, revealing an alien object with a strange CO2 composition. International Business Times UK · Dec 9, 2025
Is the 'Star of Bethlehem' really a planet? A bright visitor this month may hold a clue. A brilliant point of light is rising in the eastern sky soon after dark this month, drawing comparisons to the "Star of Bethlehem." LiveScience · Dec 9, 2025
3I/ATLAS Displays Rare Features In New Study — Experts Question Its True Origin A new study on the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS reveals numerous rare features, prompting experts to question its classification. International Business Times UK · Dec 9, 2025
Solar System Invader 3I/ATLAS Flaunts Double Tail In Eerie New Images Taken By European Juice Probe New images from ESA's Juice probe and Hubble reveal a rare double tail on interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it approaches Earth this December. International Business Times UK · Dec 9, 2025
ESA's Jupiter Probe Just Snapped a Stunning Image of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS ESA's JUICE spacecraft captures a stunning image of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, providing rare insights into a visitor from beyond our Solar System. International Business Times UK · Dec 8, 2025
LiveScience · Dec 6, 2025 New NASA, ESA images show 3I/ATLAS getting active ahead of its close encounter with Earth NASA and ESA both shared new images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS this week, as the agencies gear up for the mysterious object's closest approach to Earth on Dec. 19.
Space · Dec 6, 2025 Don't miss Jupiter shining close to the waning gibbous moon on Dec. 7 The waning moon shines close to the king of the planets on Dec. 7.
International Business Times UK · Dec 5, 2025 3I/ATLAS Update: ESA Scientists 'Surprised' By Interstellar Comet's Activity ESA scientists were 'surprised' by the activity of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Discover its extreme speed, high CO₂ composition, and why it is the most mysterious visitor to our solar system yet.
International Business Times UK · Dec 5, 2025 3I/ATLAS 'Active State' Revealed By ESA's Juice — Full Data Awaits ESA's Juice spacecraft captured images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, revealing a stunningly active state and two tails. Full scientific data from five instruments is expected in February 2026.
International Business Times UK · Dec 4, 2025 First Exomoon Candidate Is Of Monstrous Proportions — The Size Of Seven Neptunes Astronomers have identified a colossal exomoon candidate roughly seven Neptune masses orbiting the giant world HD 206893 B — but new data show the discovery remains unconfirmed, with scientists urging caution as verification begins.
The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2025 Stargazing in March: Behold, the Beehive Cluster Binoculars or a small telescope will show you why these swarming stars have given the glowing cloud Praesepe its nickname, Nigel Henbest writes
International Business Times UK · Dec 3, 2025 3I/ATLAS Update: Its Closest Approach to Earth Is 700 Times Further Than The Moon Track the interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS, catch the peak of the spectacular 120-per-hour Geminid meteor shower (Dec 13/14), and see the Moon-Jupiter conjunction (Dec 7).
LiveScience · Dec 3, 2025 James Webb telescope spots strange 'super-puff' planet frantically chasing its own atmosphere through space New James Webb telescope observations of the 'super-puff' planet WASP-107b show that the exoplanet's runaway atmosphere is frantically escaping into space.
International Business Times UK · Dec 2, 2025 3I/ATLAS Flies To Jupiter: Plasma Physicist Claims Earth Is 'Chasing Away' Comet From Sun A plasma physicist claimed that 3I/ATLAS is being chased away by Earth as it flies by. But, some X users are skeptical.
International Business Times UK · Dec 2, 2025 NASA Warns: You Need a Telescope to See Comet 3I/ATLAS in December Skies NASA warns: You need a telescope to see Comet 3I/ATLAS.
Digital Camera World · Dec 2, 2025 Astrophotography in December 2025: what to shoot in the night sky this coming month Everything you need to know about what’s happening in the night sky this month.