Comets
Ten Dazzling Celestial Events to See in 2022
Stargazers in North America can look forward to meteor showers, lunar eclipses and a stunning multi-planet lineup this year
The Very Real Effort to Track Killer Asteroids and Comets
In "Don't Look Up," researchers warn authorities about a comet hurtling towards Earth. Such a scenario isn’t just science fiction
Meet Leonard, the Brightest Comet of the Year
The celestial object will reach peak visibility in the northern hemisphere on December 12 and should be visible until the end of the month
The Ambitious Idea to Study the Evolution of a Comet
Researchers want to send a spacecraft near Jupiter to join up with a chunk of rock and ice as it’s flung toward the sun
Meteorite Crash-Landed in a Canada Woman's Bed While She Slept
Ruth Hamilton awoke unharmed when the fist-sized space rock landed on her pillows
Ancient City's Destruction by Exploding Space Rock May Have Inspired Biblical Story of Sodom
Around 1650 B.C.E., the Bronze Age city of Tall el-Hammam was wiped out by a blast 1,000 times more powerful than the atomic bomb used at Hiroshima
How to Watch the Perseid Meteor Shower
Known for its 'fireball' meteors, the Perseid shower began on July 14 and will peak in mid-August
Boozy Comet's Mysterious Heat Source Offers Clues to How Planets Like Earth Obtain Water
The cosmic relic contains minerals from when the solar system first formed and high amounts of methanol
Giant Comet From the Oort Cloud Will Pass by the Sun in 2031
Astronomers used about 40 observations of the object, which is called 2014 UN271, to estimate its size and orbit
Astrophysicists Chart Source of Asteroid That Killed Dinosaurs
A new model explains a possible route for the extraterrestrial rock before it blasted Earth
Hubble Snapshots Reveal That Comet Neowise Survived Its Trip Around the Sun
A close-up taken in August shows the 11,000-mile-wide cloud of dust and gas that shrouds the comet
How to Watch Comet Neowise's Spectacular Show
Until mid-August, the comet will be bright enough to spot with the naked eye
How To Watch April’s Lyrid Meteor Shower From Home
Though not as plentiful as the Perseids in summer, the Lyrids can serve up some serious fireballs
Scientists Suggest New Origin Story for 'Oumuamua, Our Solar System’s First Interstellar Visitor
Perhaps the cigar-shaped object is a shard from a shredded planetary body, a computer simulation suggests
A Comet May Have Destroyed This Paleolithic Village 12,800 Years Ago
Fragments of a comet likely hit Earth 12,800 years ago, and a little Paleolithic village in Syria might have suffered the impact
A New Type of Aurora Ripples Across the Sky in Horizontal Green ‘Dunes’
Originally observed by citizen scientists, the unusual light show might help researchers better understand a poorly studied layer of the atmosphere
How to Catch the Quadrantids, the First Major Meteor Shower of the 2020s
This cosmic light show will peak in the predawn hours of January 4
Astronomers Spot a Comet That Likely Came From a Different Solar System
After 'Oumuamua, the newly detected rock is just the second known object to visit from interstellar space
Scientists Find a Tiny Speck of Comet Inside a Meteorite
The little fragment found in Antarctica was protected from the elements and preserves the chemical signature of the early solar system
A Meteor Struck the Moon During Sunday’s Total Eclipse
It may be the first time that such an event was documented from Earth
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