Solar System; New Maps Detail Solar System Objects. News. By Jeremy Hsu published 2 September 2008 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen—possibly predating our solar ...

A newly discovered ice comet from deep space may be over 7 billion years old, making it the most ancient comet scientists ...

The interstellar object has been named 3I/Atlas by the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center.

The object, which measured 115 metres long, 364 metres wide, and 19 metres depth, was subsequently confirmed as the first body to have come from a planetary system beyond our own. Oumaumua, (which ...

Don't worry. Biologist Eleanor Lutz has gone out of her way to map out every single known object in our solar system greater than 10km in diameter.

I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the ...

I/ATLAS might be over 7 billion years old, a new study reports, which would make it the oldest comet known. But experts caution we need more data.

The third object known to have entered the Solar System from interstellar space has an origin unlike either of its ...

Water map graphic by Stephanie Fox. There’s only one body in the solar system where we have indisputable evidence that there’s liquid water on the surface – that, of course, would be Earth ...

Predictions of the LSST Solar System Yield: Near-Earth Objects, Main Belt Asteroids, Jupiter Trojans, and Trans-Neptunian Objects. The Astronomical Journal (submitted to arXiv) , 2025 DOI: 10.3847 ...

Galactic hitchhikers visiting our solar system, if they exist, would probably love to get their hands on a new guide that puts GPS to shame. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit ...