On 12 November 2014, after a 10-year journey through the solar system and over 500 million kilometers from home, Rosetta's lander Philae made space exploration history by touching down on a comet for ...

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

Tuesday marks the tenth anniversary of a huge astronomical milestone: the first and only time we have landed on a comet. The ...

Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann is a centaur, a class of objects that orbit between Jupiter and Neptune. However, it displays ...

Hale-Bopp originated in the Oort Cloud, a theoretical shell of icy planetesimals surrounding the sun in the outer reaches of ...

Occurred on October 25, 2024 / Marion, Ohio, USA Info from Licensor: "A pop-up storm in Marion, Ohio produced a brilliantly colored double rainbow with a dome!" ...

A week after the northern lights were visible in the Mid-Atlantic, a rare comet made an appearance. But, if you missed it Wednesday, don’t worry; you still have a few more days to catch it.

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. What was supposed to be a once-in-a-lifetime naked-eye comet may have turned out to be ...

Skywatchers are in for an extraterrestrial treat in the days leading up to Oct. 31 because of a rare comet that is swirling through space and has the potential to be viewed from Earth. This is no ...

A note overlaid on the video clip says: "Rocky hadn't barked in MONTHS, yet moments before he crossed the rainbow bridge, he gave us the most special goodbye." The dog is seen struggling to get on ...

The comet visits our solar system about every 80,000 years, meaning that it has not been seen from Earth since the Neanderthals were around. A3’s bright look and clear visibility in the sky led ...

It isn't just hype, there is an actual chance of seeing another comet this month and the timing may line up perfectly with Halloween night. Comet ATLAS (C/2024 S1) is currently streaking towards ...