Here’s something that you’ll kick yourself if you miss – a comet that only grazes the Earth every 160,000 years will be ...

It really rocked their world. Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have better observed an asteroid that strangely possesses hybrid characteristics of a comet as well. The strange rock mass ...

Comet G3 ATLAS (C/2024), first spotted in April, is expected to be so vibrant that it will rival the brightness of Venus in ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. A large asteroid-comet hybrid that orbits between Neptune and Jupiter is an intriguing ...

Skies over South Carolina kick off 2025 with a planet parade, ancient comet and the muse of "Beyond Antares," a 23rd-century love song from "Star Trek" fame.

Because planets always appear in a line, the alignment isn't anything out of the norm. What's less common is seeing so many bright planets at once.

The James Webb telescope has focused its attention on an oddball space rock lurking between Jupiter and Neptune. The unusual "centaur," named 2060 Chiron, has features of both comets and asteroids.

A new study, currently under review for publication, suggests that an ancient cosmic visitor might have significantly altered the orbits of our solar system's giant planets. Scientists propose that ...

An object that orbits in the space between Jupiter and Neptune has chemistry that could ... halo or coma around the centaur, a bit like a comet. Charles Schambeau of the University of Central ...

Astronomer Dean Regas gives us the lowdown on the best things to look out for this winter, from a “planet parade” to the ...

A celestial body recently discovered by a Chinese observatory has been confirmed as a comet by the International Astronomical Union IAU Astronomers ...