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Astronomers have spied an interstellar object zooming through the Solar System

This week, astronomers spotted the third known interstellar visitor to our Solar System.

The Conversation · Jul 4, 2025

Astronomers have discovered another puzzling interstellar object − this third one is big, bright and fast

Astronomers manning an asteroid warning system caught a glimpse of a large, bright object zipping through the solar system late on July 1, 2025. The object’s potentially interstellar origins excited scientists across the globe, and the next morning, the European Space Agency confirmed that this object, first named A11pl3Z and…

The Conversation · Jul 3, 2025

Watch newly discovered 'interstellar visitor' 3I/ATLAS shoot toward us in first livestream

You can see the recently identified "interstellar object" 3I/ATLAS shooting towards us through the solar system in a livestream from the Virtual Telescope Project.

LiveScience · Jul 3, 2025

Astronomers track object that may have originated outside the solar system

Astronomers are monitoring an object headed our way that may have wandered over from another star system

The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025

Astronomers spot potential 'interstellar visitor' shooting through the solar system toward Earth

A newly discovered object, dubbed A11pl3Z, appears to be moving too fast and straight to have originated in the solar system. If confirmed, it will be the third interstellar visitor ever spotted.

LiveScience · Jul 2, 2025

Scientists spot potential ‘interstellar object’ in our solar system

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The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025

'Like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice': How a surprise mineral could change the history of asteroid Ryugu

"Its occurrence is like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice – indicating either an unexpected local environment or long-distance transport in the early solar system."

Space · Jul 1, 2025

Astronomers discover the largest comet from the outskirts of the solar system is exploding with jets of gas

The monsterous 85-mile-wide comet C/2014 UN271 isn't just the largest icy rock in the Oort Cloud, it's the second most distant that is chemically active.

Space · Jun 19, 2025

The Earth could be soon flung out of orbit or into the sun - all thanks to a passing star

Either way, the sun is likely slated to consume Earth in billions of years

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2025

Michael Lachmann obituary

Television documentary producer and director who collaborated with Brian Cox on Wonders of the Solar System

The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2025