A NASA spacecraft designed to hunt for signs of extraterrestrial life has turned its lens toward comet 3I/ATLAS — but not for the reason you might think. The spacecraft just happened to be in the ...

What: Ultraviolet observations of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS captured by NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft while the comet was hidden from Earth-based and near- ...

Objects from beyond our solar system do not come calling very often. This explains why comet 3I/ATLAS generated so much speculation and has been under observation by several space and ground ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft has captured images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as the object — perhaps the oldest ever seen by astronomers — whizzes through the inner solar system. On Nov. 6, ...

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft has captured ultraviolet images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, revealing hidden chemical signatures that could transform our understanding of ancient cosmic materials ...

For the better part of a decade, space enthusiasts have scanned the horizon for the next 'interstellar interloper'—a celestial wanderer from a distant star system passing through our neck of the woods ...

In a groundbreaking achievement, NASA has unveiled stunning images of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, captured by the Europa Clipper spacecraft on its journey toward Jupiter. This remarkable event ...

The comet, discovered in July 2025, originated far beyond our Solar System and is thought to be around 7 billion years old - ...

A new study is skeptical that life could still be present on Jupiter's moon Europa, where a NASA spacecraft launched in Florida is bound.

A study has cast doubt on the idea that Jupiter's moon Europa, where NASA has sent a spacecraft, could have conditions to support contemporary life.