"Hale-Bopp has been a favorite of comet studies in part because it was one of the brightest comets seen." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The cryovolcanic "centaur" comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has erupted four times in less than 48 hours, becoming unusually ...

Large galaxies, like the Milky Way, attract smaller galaxies. Our solar system 's cosmic neighborhood spans 100,000 ...

Around 35 participants gathered on Oct. 28 in Fayette for a Night Sky Tour led by John Meader, experiencing a guided ...

Stellar Stories Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS now a faint naked-eye object Moving across the constellation Ophiuchus in the evening ...

A file photo of a meteor shower ... The Southern Taurids are a result of a trail left by the comet 2P/Encke, and while the Northern Taurids may also be caused by a separate trail from Encke ...

Data collected by Hubble has also revealed a live Type I supernova called SN 2017GAX, which can be seen tucked just below the ...

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features NGC 1672, a barred spiral galaxy located 49 million light-years from ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A celestial light show illuminates a distant spiral galaxy, where a hidden supernova briefly ...

A celestial light show illuminates a distant spiral galaxy, where a hidden supernova briefly outshines its stellar neighbors in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope. The galaxy, called NGC 1672 ...

Members of Tullamore Camera Club were delighted as they captured the appearance of Comet A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) in the night skies. It was the brightest comet in the sky since Hale-Bopp lit our skies ...