3I/ATLAS has highlighted the incredible versatility of the many craft humans have sent out into our solar system.

Object 3I/ATLAS is now too far from Earth to aim a telescope at, but prior observations showed some unusual behavior. The anomalous nature of the object led astrophysicist Avi Loeb to apply a thought ...

Scientists have proposed a daring mission to intercept interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, the third such object ever detected in our solar system. But there's one problem: the interstellar comet is moving ...

An ancient comet discovered in our solar system this summer is offering a rare opportunity to learn more about distant planetary systems far beyond the reach of any spacecraft, researchers say. The ...

Sending a mission to the solar gravitational lens (SGL) is the most effective way of actually directly imaging a potentially ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The solar system suddenly has a new member. A new object ...

Astronomers have revealed new research showing that millions of new solar system objects are likely to be detected by a brand-new facility, which is expected to come online later this year.

The New Horizons spacecraft sends back its sensational snapshots of Jupiter, and its volcanic moon Io, before the mission's close encounter with Pluto (Photo by: Photo12/Universal Images Group via ...