Researcher Noemí Pinilla-Alonso explained that the composition is uncharacteristic ... which lead to behavior like that of an asteroid and a comet, are also head-scratchers.

Keep your eye on the sky tonight. A once-in-a-lifetime comet is approaching the sun — and it will be visible for the first time in 160,000 years. Monday, Jan. 13 is when the comet will ...

The search for water on the Moon has captivated scientists for decades. Beyond its implications for understanding planetary ...

By studying the composition and behavior of these icy bodies, scientists can learn about the building blocks of planets, moons, and other celestial objects. The observation of sun-grazing comets ...

A newly-discovered comet might light up the night sky in the coming weeks, possibly shining even brighter than the planet Venus. The comet, named Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3), is making a beeline for ...

Hot on the tail of the Quadrantids meteor shower, another spectacle in the sky is about to arrive: comet Atlas C/2024 G3, which will reach perihelion—the point of its orbit closest to the sun ...

A comet is a small celestial body made of ice, dust, and rocky particles that orbits the Sun. It is often referred to as a "dirty snowball" because of its composition. When a comet approaches the ...

Over the weekend, comet C/2024 (ATLAS) made a grand appearance in images from the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO). The comet will continue to blaze through SOHO’s view for the ...

Morgan Nunn Martinez studied lunar rocks from the 1969 Apollo 9 mission to learn about the origin of moon water. They found ...

A BRIGHT comet could be visible in the sky for the first time in 160,000 years - making it a real once-in-a-lifetime display. It will be one of the brightest comets to pass Earth in 20 years.