A once-in-a-lifetime comet is approaching the sun — and it will be visible for the first time in 160,000 years. The comet ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit has snapped a striking shot of the super-bright comet racing past our planet for the first time in ...

Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) came within 8.3 million miles of the sun on January 13 as it reached its perihelion, and is now disintegrating.

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

In the photo from the space station, the comet is captured just above Earth’s horizon, which is illuminated by a bright light ...

Astronaut Don Pettit took this stunning photo of a nearby comet from the International Space Station ...

A recently discovered comet is making a bright debut to Earth this month, and with some effort, sky gazers might be able to ...

Michigan State University and NASA researchers discover seven dark comets that reveal new solar system secrets.

The so-called 'planetesimal belts' are filled with tiny millimeter-sized particles created by collisions between comets.

Kiwis are soon likely to get a direct glimpse at a passing comet that’s already been making for stunning pictures.

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. The space rock, formally known as G3 ATLAS (C/2024), reached peak brightness on 13 January. It will maintain that glow over the ...