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

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

"Hale-Bopp has been a favorite of comet studies in part because it was one of the brightest comets seen [...] even dubbed the Great Comet of 1997. As a result, there is a wealth of observations made ...

a space observatory operated by NASA and the European Space Agency spied its demise. The comet is thought to be part of a family of comets that pass incredibly close to the sun.

It is part of the Kreutz sungrazer family of comets that approach the sun, believed to be fragments of a larger comet that broke apart long ago. These comets' orbits typically bring them close to ...

They appear to have been formed by 10 or more related space rocks including the comet 2P/Encke. One hypothesis is that Comet ...

This month, the Leonid meteor shower will be active throughout November from November 6 until November 30. Those expecting to ...

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS captivated the Northern Hemisphere. Now, Australians have a chance to see the celestial visitor that hasn't passed through our part of the solar system for 80,000 years.

While the Southern Taurids already hit their peak last week, the Northern Taurids, active Oct. 13-Dec. 2 will be at their ...

The Taurid meteor will make its annual appearance in the midnight sky starting Tuesday through Nov. 12, with the "shooting ...

Also, the Allentown Band will present some of Aesop's most-beloved fables, and Williams Center for the Arts will present a ...

Many have already viewed Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), which has been dubbed “ the comet of the century ” — capturing ...