Newfound interstellar object 3I/ATLAS may be carrying pristine material from early in the Milky Way’s star-forming history.

This object’s path through the solar system is very nearly a straight line.” Tracking the object’s orbit also reveals the path it has taken to reach our solar system, said Dr. Paul Chodas, director of ...

The European Space Agency said Wednesday that scientists have discovered what might be only the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system.