Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known interstellar object passing through our solar system, is sparking global interest due to its potential to advance our understanding of space monitoring. Although the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Jean Mueller became Palomar Observatory’s first female telescope operator in 1985, breaking decades-old gender ...

Observations with the instrument SPHERE at ESO's Very Large Telescope have produced an unprecedented gallery of "debris disks" in exoplanetary systems.

Back in July, scientists operating a planetary defense facility designed to detect potentially hazardous asteroids spotted a visitor from another star: an interstellar object, and the third of its ...