An "interstellar object" is speeding toward the inner solar system, where Earth is located, astronomers have confirmed.

NASA said the comet will make its closest approach to the sun in late October, scooting between the orbits of Mars and Earth — but closer to the red planet than us at a safe 150 million miles away.

The comet-like body, designated 3I/ATLAS, is hurtling towards the Sun at a speed of over 60 kilometres per second ...

A comet is currently hurtling its way through our solar system despite it originating elsewhere, US space agency Nasa has ...