At up to 30 km wide, 3I/ATLAS is officially dummy thicc—with two Cs and a tail. Astronomers are calling it “the Lizzo of ...

Interstellar visitor Comet 3I/ATLAS was discovered just a week ago and ever since, astronomers across the world have been ...

Astronomers have confirmed the discovery of a rare celestial visitor from beyond our Solar System. The comet was first spotted on 1 July 2025 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System ...

Astronomers have confirmed the presence of 3I/ATLAS, a rare interstellar comet originating from a distant star system, now traversing our solar system.

I/ATLAS, also known as C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), originated in a distant star system, far beyond the boundaries of our solar system.

NEW YORK (AP) — Nero’s ancient Rome and Jazz Age New York were similar. That is the message of “The Comet/Poppea,” an intriguing combination of Monteverdi’s 1643 opera “L ...

The first so-called grand solar minimum of the six recognized within this time period is the Homeric Minimum, which lasted from about 800 BC until 600 BC. Others have lasted between 40 and 150 years.

Get our newsletter! The Solar Orbiter has captured the first-ever views of the sun's south pole. ESA & NASA / Solar Orbiter / EUI Team, D. Berghmans (ROB), via ESA Standard Licence ...

Solar Orbiter unveils sun’s chaotic magnetic south pole in historic first Solar Orbiter reveals sun’s south pole and magnetic patchwork—offering clues to its 11-year polarity flip.

And Solar Orbiter, with its highly inclined orbit, is seeing more details of the Sun’s magnetic field than ever before. Right now, the Sun is at a special time in its 11-year cycle, having ...

Solar Orbiter’s view of the magnetic fields around the sun’s south pole. Patches of blue and red mark the mixed magnetic fields in this region that characterize solar maximum.

If this doesn't seem like a big deal, consider that every image you have ever seen of the sun was taken from around our star's equator. That is because Earth, the other solar system planets, and ...