International Astronomical Union

October 18, 2018

Breaking News

[ October 17, 2018 ] Air Force’s fourth AEHF communications satellite successfully launched from Florida Atlas 5
[ October 17, 2018 ] Video: Atlas 5 rocket blasts off with AEHF 4 satellite Atlas 5
[ October 16, 2018 ] NASA astronaut unfazed by frightening launch abort Mission Reports
[ October 16, 2018 ] Live coverage: Atlas 5 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Atlas 5
[ October 16, 2018 ] Launch timeline for Atlas 5’s AEHF 4 mission Atlas 5

An interstellar interloper is dashing through our solar system

November 22, 2017

Astronomers say an object observed speeding through our solar system last month has an unexpected cigar-like shape and originated from another star, making it the first confirmed interstellar asteroid.