Study reveals an interstellar object's impact on planetary orbits, reshaping solar system dynamics. Discover how simulations ...

New photos of comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) suggest that it could be disintegrating due to "thermal stress" from its recent ...

Because the period of an object does not depend on its mass, comets’ orbital periods remain unchanged due to mass loss.

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 ...

Mars was at opposition as Earth passed by it in our faster, inner orbit. Mars is still very bright and will continue to be so ...

According to their new study, sulfur can bind with ammonium under icy cosmic conditions and form a salt that sticks to dust ...

An international team led by astronomers at Leiden University has shown in laboratory experiments that sulfur can bind with ...

NASA's Stardust spacecraft returned to Earth to drop off a capsule that contained the first samples of a comet and ...

A comet and multiple planets will be visible in the night sky tonight. There is a much shorter window to be able to see the ...

ESPN NFL analyst Rex Ryan had a hilarious quote when reacting to the New England Patriots hiring Mike Vrabel as their new ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory may shine a lot of light on dark comets when it comes online this year. 2025 could be a record-breaking year in terms of discovering new dark comets. In 2017 ...

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the outer reaches of our solar system, uncovering a mysterious object that defies conventional classification. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, ...