Astronomers have discovered a rare instance of a interstellar comet speeding through the solar system. The 3I/ATLAS was first ...

A comet will appear in the night sky for the first time since the last ice age, offering scientists a look at the progression of the solar system. Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is seen flying through the ...

So what we see as a comet is a chunk of dirty ice that remains from that time. Comets typically stay far away from the sun, frozen and impossible for us to see. But every once in a while, one will ...

A NASA spacecraft had to survive a cosmic snowstorm once it reached a distant comet two weeks ago, but still managed to beam back photos of never-before-seen cometary features and behavior ...

Comet C/2024 G3 reached perihelion — the closest point to the sun in its orbit — on Jan. 13, 2025. ... —Dry ice 'geysers' erupt on Mars as spring hits the Red Planet.

A "Devil Comet," twice the size of size of Mt. Everest and has an active ice volcano, will barrel across Earth's view in spring of 2024, scientists say.

Viewing this particular comet is a once in a lifetime event. Here’s how Washingtonians can see this cosmic spectacle. Comet last seen during Ice Age will be visible over WA soon.

Enjoy it while you can. The frozen ball of ice won’t return to the inner solar system for 6,800 years. By Adam Mann This article was originally published on July 15, 2020. Eager sky watchers are ...

A “Devil Comet,” twice the size of Mount Everest, is shooting toward Earth but likely does not pose any threat to humanity, according to an astronomer.