A decade ago, scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA) had just wrapped up the yearslong process of building a comet-chasing spacecraft named after the Rosetta Stone, the key to deciphering ...

Two meteor showers, both streams of debris from the same massive object that broke apart 20,000 years ago, are happening at ...

Set your calendars on Nov. 18 (probably) for the Leonids meteor shower in the peak morning. You don't need a telescope to ...

You don’t need a telescope or binoculars to see the Leonids. To ensure good viewing conditions, you should go to the darkest ...

A turntable stage sets brings together George Lewis’ newly composed 'The Comet' and Monteverdi’s 'Coronation of Poppea' from ...

Celebrities can do harm when they endorse pseudoscience. Seeing a beloved public figure endorse myths magnifies their harm.

Nov. 1-9 – Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS slowly slides upward from the bell-shaped constellation Ophiuchus into Aquila the Eagle ...

It is also theoretical. Astronomers infer the Oort Cloud is there because it’s the only logical explanation for the arrival of a certain class of comets that sporadically visit our solar system. The ...

The S2 meteorite landed in South Africa and likely created massive tsunamis, blocking out sunlight with dust. But researchers ...

1. An ancient comet not seen for 80,000 years is visible in Colorado’s night sky. Here’s how to spot it. Coloradans looking to the west in the early evening hours this week have the chance of ...

If you look up at the night sky, you might be able to catch a glimpse of a rare, ancient comet — as long as you’re looking in the right spot. The Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet, which has been ...

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - If you looked up at the sky Thursday night, you might’ve seen an “ancient” comet that won’t be seen again for tens of thousands of years. It’s called ...