New research suggests that a swarm of debris from an exploding comet left its mark by triggering the Younger Dryas, a period ...

It could mean two bright comets will be visible in the night sky at the same time, on the peak night of a meteor shower.

The month of October is a treat for stargazers, as they’ll be able to see two different comets, one of which is long-tailed, ...

The comet Neowise, which approached Earth in 2020, had 6,000 times more energy than all the nuclear bombs on Earth combined. If an object of this magnitude were to collide with Earth, it would be ...

A long-tailed comet named C/2025 R2 (SWAN) was first spotted near the sun on 12 September. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory ...

Skywatchers are in for a treat this October. Two comets, C/2025 R2 (SWAN) and C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), may become visible to the ...

This year, the October sky could offer a rare spectacle: two comets are expected to become visible simultaneously. The first, discovered recently, follows an extremely long orbit. The ...

Riders were evacuated from the Comet at Hersheypark on Sunday after "a temporary stoppage on the track," according to a park spokesperson. The Comet stopped in its tracks, and riders were seen ...

While Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) was visible via binoculars during a near approach to Earth in October 2024, the ...

The interstellar visitor appears to have a lot in common with its solar system brethren. On July 1, 2025, the Deep Random Survey remote telescope in Chile, part of the ATLAS (Asteroid ...

A new image shows the growing tail of a comet from another star system streaking across our solar system. The image of comet 3I/ATLAS was captured on Aug. 27 using one of the telescopes at the ...

In the coming weeks, skywatchers will have an opportunity to view a new comet that is currently inbound on its way toward the sun. This new visitor to the inner solar system is expected to brighten, ...