Astronomers have been trying to understand the mysterious interstellar object that zipped through our solar system in 2017, dubbed ‘Oumuamua. A new study suggests answers about its color ...

To reach Earth’s closest star system, Alpha Centauri, scientists are building a laser-powered spacecraft. To pull off ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Our first known interstellar visitor likely came from a two-star system. That’s the latest from astronomers who were amazed by the mysterious cigar-shaped object ...

This spacecraft swarm could spot interstellar visitors zipping through our solar system We now know the shape of notorious asteroid 2024 YR4 that dominated headlines recently — it's probably ...

The interstellar visitors have arrived. Two years ago, an automated telescope in Hawaii detected ‘Oumuamua, the first known object from interstellar space observed passing through our solar ...

The solar system, long believed to be a relatively stable and isolated system of planets, moons, and distant bodies, may have experienced a dramatic shift caused by an unexpected interstellar visitor.

It was our first known interstellar visitor. Officially named 1I/2017 U1, the object is also known as ‘Oumuamua (oh-MOO-uh-MOO-uh), which means “a messenger from afar arriving first” in ...

Evidence of interstellar visitors supports this idea. In addition to ‘ Oumuamua , the discovery of the interstellar comet ...

Interstellar object 'Oumuamua probably moved strangely due to gas, study says A strange comet-like object discovered over five years ago was the first known visitor from another solar system. Its ...

For the second time ever, astronomers have detected an interstellar object plunging through our solar system. But this time, researchers think they know where it came from. When you rewind Comet ...

New research suggests 2I/Borisov—the second known interstellar visitor to our solar system—had never previously visited a star, not even the one from its home system, prior to zipping past our ...