British astronomers may have solved the mystery of an "interstellar object" hurtling towards our planet. Scientists believe the mysterious interstellar visitor may be the oldest comet ever observed.

This most fundamental question was famously posited by none other than Nobel laureate physicist Enrico Fermi (1901–1954).

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New simulations suggest that dozens of ultra-faint “ghost” galaxies may be orbiting the Milky Way, hidden from current ...

Stargazers are in for a rare treat at month’s end, when two separate meteor showers each peak activity on the same night, ...

A newly discovered ice comet from deep space may be over 7 billion years old, making it the most ancient comet scientists ...

Greetings, stargazers. Emission nebulae are the subject of many of the most spectacular astrophotographs published in the last decade. Although there are many subcategories of nebulae, they all ...

A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen – possibly predating our solar system by more than three billion years, researchers say. The "water ...

The moon will be 99% full Friday night, and with mostly clear skies expected for Louisville in the evening, tonight is a good ...

Researchers at Oxford have discovered that comet 3I/ATLAS may be over 7 billion years old, making it the oldest one we've ...

A newly discovered comet, 3I/ATLAS, may be the most ancient visitor ever detected, potentially older than our solar system itself. Unlike previous interstellar objects, this ice-rich comet seems to ...