Hale-Bopp originated in the Oort Cloud, a theoretical shell of icy planetesimals surrounding the sun in the outer reaches of ...

Potentially dangerous comets could be spotted many years in advance by following the meteoroid trails they leave near Earth, ...

ESA’s Rosetta and Philae mission explored comet 67P, revealing secrets about the solar system’s formation and Earth’s origins ...

Tuesday marks the tenth anniversary of a huge astronomical milestone: the first and only time we have landed on a comet. The ...

As such, the comet will contain material that has undergone minimal processing ... Meanwhile, Ramses will accompany the ...

Above: Takaya Okada (Japan) observes Comet C/2023 A3 with his EVSCOPE2. In the background you can see the comet tracing its ...

The Leonid meteor shower, considered a major shower, will bring along fireballs and "Earth-grazer" meteors. How to watch.

Comet C/2023 A3 making closest pass to Earth Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS has an 80,000 year orbit and, it just so happens, that it is now approaching its closest pass to Earth. On Wednesday ...

The comet—traveling about 44 million miles away—was observed from Earth for the first time earlier this month.

From revealing the comet's rubber-ducky shape and unique auroras up close to discovering Earth-like gases streaming from the ...

The annual Leonids meteor shower is due to peak next week, hopefully giving stargazers a treat to brighten up the dark winter ...