The complex building blocks of life can form spontaneously in space, a new lab experiment shows.

A 13-atom molecule containing sulfur has been discovered in interstellar space for the first time, providing insight into the origins of the chemistry of life.

Passages of the Solar System have only been established in three interstellar objects, but the construction of new telescopes ...

"We used to think that only very simple molecules could be created in these clouds. But we have shown that this is clearly ...

Scientists have shown that the building blocks of proteins can form naturally in deep space. This means the raw ingredients for life may exist long before planets are formed.

“Bit by bit, these tiny building blocks land on rocky planets within a newly formed solar system. If those planets happen to ...

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite has once again surprised astronomers by tracking interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, a ...

The interstellar visitor may still have a few things to tell us before it leaves our solar system.

Astronomers found an interstellar "tunnel" - a cosmic channel that connects our solar system to distant stars, according to a ...

New research suggests that essential components of life may assemble in interstellar space long before planets or oceans ...

A team of astronomers found no radio signals from the comet that would suggest it is an extraterrestrial spaceship. The comet was confirmed in July 2025 as the third known object to enter our solar ...