Comet SWAN, hailing from the Oort Cloud beyond Pluto, may not have survived its recent trip past the sun and is fading fast.

who spied it in photos taken by a camera on a spacecraft operated by NASA and the European Space Agency to study the sun. The comet won't swing close to Earth like Tsuchinshan-Atlas did last year.

A newly discovered green comet tracked by telescopes has likely broken apart as it swung by the sun, dashing hopes of a naked ...

Find out the best time to view the Lyrid meteor shower 2025 to make the most of the springtime shooting stars.

The best time to view the Lyrids is when Lyra, the Northern Hemisphere constellation from which the meteors appear to radiate ...

The Webb Space Telescope has captured pictures of the asteroid that caused a stir earlier this year when it topped Earth's hit list. Discovered late last year, the asteroid 2024 YR4 was predicted ...

Water-rich meteorites contain key ingredients for life, yet they barely appear in meteorite collections. Recent research using shooting stars may explain why.

The Lyrid meteor shower occurs in the middle of April and is one of the most exciting celestial spectacles of the year.

A group of comets with unexplained movements presents a quandary D avide Farnocchia hunts down and tracks asteroids, and ...