Comet Nishimura came into NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft's field of view. The solar wind was interacting with the tail of the comet in the footage. Credit: NASA/STEREO/Karl Battams | edited by Space.com's ...

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Vomit Comet “These measurements give us a look at how this enormous, icy world works,” said lead author Nathan Roth of American University and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. “We’re seeing explosive ...

Astronomers have spotted unusual molecular activity in the largest Oort Cloud comet, comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein (C/2014 ...

Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new ...

Astronomers have discovered a gigantic comet, possibly the largest ever, which is emitting jets of carbon monoxide from its interior.

A fireball, or a bright meteorite, was seen across the southeastern United States on Thursday and later exploded over Georgia ...

Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to ...

Powered by the largest digital camera ever built, Rubin Observatory has taken its first images—millions of stars and galaxies ...

Recent observations have revealed carbon monoxide venting from the largest comet ever seen, providing clues about its origins ...

It poses no threat to Earth, but this comet, called C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein), has enraptured astronomers ever ...

A stunning discovery in southern Turkey is raising new questions about the origins of timekeeping and the early human ...