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

WB—is estimated to be between 240 and 525 feet across and will pass us at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon ...

Potentially dangerous comets could be spotted many years in advance by following the meteoroid trails they leave near Earth, ...

Tuesday marks the tenth anniversary of a huge astronomical milestone: the first and only time we have landed on a comet. The ...

Comets — those small, icy objects orbiting the sun — act like floating time capsules, offering a window into the early days ...

An asteroid the size of Manhattan’s Empire State Building will safely pass on April 13, 2029, in a once every 5,000 to 10,000 ...

With the Taurid meteor shower now hitting the night skies worldwide, look for what could be a celestial treat—you might see ...

Asteroids, comets, and meteors are all small solar system objects, but they differ in composition and behaviour.

Potentially deadly comets could be spotted many years in advance by following the meteoroid trails they leave near Earth, new research shows. Comets that rarely swing past the sun could ram into ...

The comet reached its perihelion on Monday at 7:30 a.m. ET and was completely vaporized after passing within 1% of Earth’s distance from the sun, less than 1 million miles (1.5 million ...