A suspicious activity of an interstellar object in space has worried the astronomers on Earth. The space object named 3I/ATLAS was discovered on July 1, 2025, and it is on a path that will take it ...

The world's first telescope, crafted in 1608 by the Dutch eyeglass maker Hans Lippershey, led to stunning technologies that would later revolutionize our understanding of the universe. While his ...

"When you put it into context, Punctum is astonishingly bright." A bewilderingly powerful mystery object found in a nearby galaxy and only visible so far in millimeter radio wavelengths could be a ...

Scientists have seen a powerful explosion from a mysterious, unknown object in space. Researchers do not know where the bright flash came from. But they believe that it may be something entirely ...

Learn about the ongoing mystery of 300 bright objects discovered in deep space, some of which may be galaxies that formed in the early universe. Jack Knudson is an assistant editor for Discover ...