"Our ambitious Rosetta mission has secured a place in the history books: not only is it the first to rendezvous with and ...

A rare solar wind event was taking place when NASA’s Voyager 2 zipped by in 1986, a study suggests, which affected what we ...

Halley's Comet, for instance, whizzes past Earth every 76 years ... Related: 'God of chaos' asteroid may be transformed by ...

However, there were some unexpected findings, which experts now say were down to a bout of extreme space weather at the time of the flyby. They suggest this solar storm likely squashed the planet’s ...

Scientists aim to detect hazardous comets early by studying meteoroid trails near Earth, a recent study reveals.

The so-called "Halloween comet" vaporized as it flew within 1 million miles of the sun on Monday, its destruction captured by ...

Nicknamed the “Halloween comet,” Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) evaporated during its flyby of the sun on Monday morning. An ESA and ...

A recently discovered comet that some stargazers had hoped to see during Halloween week has disintegrated before the day of ghosts and ghouls. NASA confirmed Tuesday its sun-observing spacecraft ...

A week after the northern lights were visible in the Mid-Atlantic, a rare comet made an appearance. But, if you missed it Wednesday, don’t worry; you still have a few more days to catch it.

There’s a chance a “Halloween” comet will become visible tonight, with also a possibility of seeing it during the daytime if it doesn’t break apart while approaching the sun, according to ...

Whatever is currently happening with comet C/2024 S1 ATLAS is remarkable. On October 19 at 3:00 UT it was 7m5 bright, showed a 230” coma and an 1° ion tail at pa 258. Image taken with 12"/3.6 ...

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is still visible in the night sky, and you can watch it live today thanks to a free livestream. Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is growing dimmer as it speeds away from ...