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 ...

NASA released new images of 3I/ATLAS as it plunged towards the sun, captured by a host of the agency’s robots and probes.

Amy Mainzer likes to quote a mentor who taught her the three basic steps to prevent asteroids from crashing into Earth: “Find them early, find them early, and find them early.” “We can't do anything ...

The fate of the world could rest on ATLAS’ shoulders. Contrary to allegations that 31/ATLAS is potentially hostile alien tech, the Manhattan-sized comet could provide potentially Earth-saving intel.

Comet 3I/ATLAS is just the third observed interstellar object ever witnessed in Earth's solar system. The Gemini South telescope in Chile is the latest observatory to get a glimpse of the object as it ...

Astronomers assemble! Here's your chance to help make better predictions. A newly found interstellar comet poses absolutely no threat to Earth, but a NASA-coordinated group plans to observe it to help ...