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 ...

China's Tianwen-2 probe has commenced its decade-long deep space mission, capturing a stunning image of Earth and the Moon ...

Astronomers discovered that C/2014 UN271, a massive comet more than 10 times larger than any known comet, is emitting jets of ...

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

NASA astronaut Don Pettit, flight engineer for the Expedition 72 crew, proved that when he witnessed Comet ATLAS from the ...

Astronomers have spotted unusual molecular activity in the largest Oort Cloud comet, comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein (C/2014 ...

The National Weather Service said fireballs were spotted across the Southeast, including Charleston, South Carolina, a day ...

Nicknamed the “Halloween comet,” Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) evaporated during its flyby of the sun on Monday morning. An ESA and NASA telescope captured its demise.

How close will the comet get to Earth? The comet is expected to come within around 44 million miles of Earth on Oct. 12, NASA says, after surviving its closest journey past the sun on Sept. 27.

You can generally expect to see about 10 meteors per hour, according to NASA. Here’s how and where you can catch the Eta Aquarid meteor shower in Florida. Can I see the Eta Aqarids in Florida?

Comet A3 has already grown a million times brighter since its discovery in January 2023. Don Pettit/NASA. NASA describes comets as "cosmic snowballs," made up of frozen gases, rock and dust. These ...

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 ...