A comet has entered the Solar System from interstellar space and will pass through the inner planets later this year, NASA ...

An astronomy centre deep in the Abu Dhabi desert has captured images of an interstellar comet streaking across the sky. Al ...

NASA's second GIF finishes the story. The comet is seen flying in close before fizzling out and disappearing entirely. In a ...

Short-period comets need roughly 200 years or less to complete one orbit, long-period comets take more than 200 years, and single-apparition comets are not bound to the sun, ...

Comet ATLAS hit a maximum magnitude of -3.4 during its close encounter with the sun, ... It is totally amazing to see a comet from orbit. Atlas C2024-G3 is paying us a visit. pic.twitter.com ...

But ‘Oumuamua was much smaller than your typical comet, at just over 100 meters across, and when it was first observed, it didn’t have a tail and didn’t seem to be ejecting water.

A newfound comet might light up the skies in fall of 2024, if we're lucky. But before focusing on our latest comet discovery, I first want to mention that this month marks the 50th anniversary of ...

Now, in a study published Wednesday, the odd orbit of 'Oumuamua can be explained by a simple physical mechanism that's probably common among many icy comets: outgassing of hydrogen as the comet ...

Stargazers will want to keep a close eye on the sky in the coming days. A comet with a 69-year orbit is set to pass by Earth. It is called Comet 13P/Olbers, named after astronomer Heinrich Olbers, who ...

On its orbit, the comet will come within 1.18 AU of the sun and stretch as far as 32.64 AU away from the sun. The comet is currently approaching its perihelion — its closest point to the sun.

The comet's perihelion (its closest point of orbit to the sun, when the comet will be brightest) will happen on April 21, 2024. Between then and June 2, ...

Stargazers will want to keep a close eye on the sky in the coming days. A comet with a 69-year orbit is set to pass by Earth. It is called Comet 13P/Olbers, named after astronomer Heinrich Olbers ...