Its CIVA (Comet Infrared and Visible Analyser) cameras took the first image of a human-made object touching a 4.6 ...

The ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) captured comet Comet 96P/Machholz latest flyby of the Sun. See a ...

Night of the Comet is a loving ode to B-movies of generations past and pure horror gem packed with an intriguing history.

Quite a few comets pass through Earth's orbits every year, but the so-called devil comet earned a rather unique nickname.

brightest comet of the last 13 years appears on the night sky just after sunset on the outskirts of Abaujvar, Hungary on October 15, 2024. (Photo by Robert Nemeti/Anadolu via Getty Images ...

The cryovolcanic "centaur" comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has erupted four times in less than 48 hours, becoming unusually ...

Comet C/2023 A3 - Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is seen in ... It has an orbital period of 80,000 years.

Philae's historic landing on Comet 67P in 2014 provided crucial data on the comet's surface and internal composition, despite technical setbacks. The mission revealed organic molecules and temperature ...

This new work is led by Dr John Forbes at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. It builds on the results of co-author ...

On 12 November 2014, after a 10-year journey through the solar system and over 500 million kilometers from home, Rosetta's lander Philae made space exploration history by touching down on a comet for ...

Research supports the Younger Dryas Impact hypothesis, suggesting a comet fragment caused significant climatic changes and species extinctions 12,800 years ago through high-pressure, high-temperature ...