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 ...

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 ...

If you spotted comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) in person, or seen photos online this October, you might have been inspired to learn more about these visitors from the outer Solar System. Get ready ...

While many dubbed it the "Halloween comet," the cosmic snowball of ice and dust more officially known as C/2024 S1 (ATLAS), disintegrated on Oct. 28 as it approached the sun. The comet's final ...

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 ...

Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS), nicknamed the "Halloween comet," disintegrated on Monday during its closest approach of the sun. An ESA and NASA project captured the comet's final moments. (CNN) Property ...

While many backyard astronomers were waking up early to catch a glimpse of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS and its stunning anti-tail, another comet was making its way through our solar system.

Halley's Comet, one of the most well-known comets, orbits about every 75 years. Comet Encke, meanwhile, orbits the sun every 3.3 years. Another comet, known as C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS ...

Possibly the most well-known comet is Halley’s Comet, as it is easy to notice without professional equipment and passes near Earth about every 75 years. The next time Halley’s will be around ...

such as the October Orionids which are particles from the famous Halley’s comet. The next meteor shower, the Southern Taurids, is expected to peak on the night of November 4 into the early mo ...