Greek mythology has given a name to a great many objects in our solar system. But perhaps one of the least well understood ...
In a headline straight out of Hitchhiker’s Guide, astronomers say they’ve confirmed that a mysterious object observed in 2018, dubbed “Farfarout,” is indeed the farthest known object orbiting the Sun.
Earlier this summer, astronomers discovered something strange whizzing past Jupiter: an interstellar object. Scientists named it 3I/ATLAS. It’s only the third interstellar object ever observed, and it ...
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Tiny interstellar visitors from other star systems are increasingly entering our solar system, with the latest, 3I/ATLAS, detected in July 2025. These objects travel at extreme speeds, making them ...