An object from another star has been seen entering the solar system at high speed, and is expected to whip around the sun in ...

On July 2, 1985, the European Space Agency launched the Giotto space probe to get a close-up look at Halley's Comet. Nearly ...

I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the ...

Classified as a comet, 3I/Atlas was first spotted on Tuesday by the NASA-funded ATLAS survey in Hawaii. Subsequent analysis ...

The monstrous 85-mile-wide comet C/2014 UN271 is the second most distant body originating from the Oort Cloud found to be ...

Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) is currently just past its perihelion, or closest point to the sun, on its long, 160,000 year orbit around our star. At its closest, the comet was over three times closer ...

On April 13, the comet will pass close to the bright star. The comet is currently at a magnitude of +8, making it too faint to see with the naked eye.

A once-in-a-lifetime comet is approaching the sun — and it will be visible for the first time in 160,000 years. Comet Atlas C/2024 G3, discovered by the Atlas Survey System, has been slowly ...

When 76 years have passed, the comet—like Halley’s Comet—reappears. “I’m sorry about last time,” it calls to the star. “Yes, let’s be friends. . . .

When 76 years have passed, the comet—like Halley’s Comet—reappears. “I’m sorry about last time,” it calls to the star. “Yes, ...

Skies over South Carolina kick off 2025 with a planet parade, ancient comet and the muse of "Beyond Antares," a 23rd-century love song from "Star Trek" fame. SC skygazers in store for rare planet ...