Astronomers are rolling out a welcome mat for a newly identified visitor from beyond our solar system.The object — thought to ...

July 3 (UPI) -- NASA discovered the third interstellar comet through a survey telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile. The ...

The newest visitor is 416 million miles (670 million kilometers) from the sun, out near Jupiter. NASA said the comet will ...

Comet Nishimura came into NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft's field of view. The solar wind was interacting with the tail of the comet in the footage. Credit: NASA/STEREO/Karl Battams | edited by Space.com's ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit, an accomplished astrophotographer (and inventor of the zero-G coffee cup), shared scenic views of Comet A3 via X on Sept. 22. The images show the bright comet against a ...

The comet C/2023 A3 ... NASA map of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3)'s path. The comet will reach its closest point to Earth on October 12, but may still disintegrate beforehand.

A rare green comet is expected to pass by Earth this week and will be visible in the night sky for nearly a month, according to NASA. Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will make its closest pass of Earth ...

The last time the comet passed by Earth was 50,000 years ago, according to NASA. The comet will be close to Mars roughly a week later, according to astronomy charts. Report a correction or typo.