Come McNaught in 2007, which incoming comet C/2024 S1 (Atlas) could possibly emulate — if it doesn't ... [+] disintegrate. A new “Halloween comet” could become as bright as Venus and even be ...

This comet could become the brightest of the year ... spherical shell of icy debris at the outer reaches of our solar system." Both of the incoming comets likely originated in the Oort Cloud ...

Some scientists and astronomers were not even sure this rare comet would appear for us, after it was first spotted as an incoming visitor last year. From a recent NASA blog: “The comet ...

BOSTON - It isn't often that we get the chance to see a comet with the naked eye. But, in a year already filled with so many astronomical treats, it looks like we will be able to add a comet to ...

Are nukes really the best defense against an incoming asteroid or comet? Do we really have to worry about giant space rocks or hefty snowballs wiping out civilization? Are astronauts the best way ...

A once-in-a-lifetime comet is currently making a pass by our Sun − and for the next few days, it's visible in the night sky. Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) appeared in the morning sky late ...

And in a rare celestial event, October's supermoon will make an appearance alongside a comet for a rare stargazing two-for-one. Known as the Hunter's moon, because of the autumn hunting season ...

The UK Government announced its decision to relinquish sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius last month.

A rare celestial event is lighting up the night sky this month as Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas makes its closest approach to Earth for the first time in roughly 80,000 years. The comet, designated C ...

BOSTON - It isn't often that we get the chance to see a comet with the naked eye. But, in a year already filled with so many astronomical treats, it looks like we will be able to add a comet to the ...