NASA has revealed the discovery of seven additional "dark comets," doubling the known total to 14. These enigmatic objects, which blur the line between asteroids and comets, challenge long-held ...

A Japanese spacecraft is on a remarkable journey toward one of the most puzzling celestial objects in our solar system — a dark comet. These enigmatic bodies, neither fully asteroids nor classic ...

A comet named “Devil” has revealed an important clue about the origin of water on Earth. Researchers recently discovered that water on Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, a rare galactic phenomenon known for its ...

The way comets behave in space may seem random, but new research suggests there’s more order behind the chaos than once believed. A recent study led by researchers at the SETI Institute reveals that ...

May 28 (UPI) --China Wednesday launched its Tianwen-2 space mission to collect asteroid samples and conduct a main-belt comet study. A LongMarch 3B rocket lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch ...

A pair of newly discovered comets are making a rare double display in the night sky this week. SWAN and Lemmon, both of which were discovered this year, have reached their closest points to Earth in ...

Astronomers are hustling to use interplanetary spacecraft to study the interstellar comet dubbed 3I/ATLAS while the sun is hiding it from Earth When Comet 3I/ATLAS roared into the solar system this ...

In a double cosmic treat and once-in-a-millennium opportunity, stargazers in October 2025 can look to the sky for two rare comets as they make a close approach to Earth — and Comet Lemmon and Comet ...