University of Central Florida (UCF) scientists and their collaborators discovered new insights into the formation of distant ...

NEW YORK — A newly discovered green comet tracked by telescopes has likely broken apart as it swung by the sun, dashing hopes ...

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

In late 2017, a mysterious object tore through our solar system at breakneck speed. Astronomers scrambled to observe the fast ...

Because the source of their propulsion cannot be seen, Seligman has given these 14 solar system oddities a rather catchy name: dark comets. Solving the riddle of these dark comets will do more ...

A newly discovered comet, called C/2025 F2 (SWAN), may have disintegrated. But the remnants are still visible.

A dazzling snapshot from ESO’s Paranal Observatory captures a rare sky parade — the Moon, a comet, and nearly every visible planet strung across the heavens. This celestial lineup is an optical ...

Skywatchers throughout the Northern Hemisphere are enjoying views of the newly discovered Comet SWAN.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists analyzed far-away bodies -- known as Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) -- and found varying traces of methanol. The discoveries are helping them ...

Initial observations suggest the comet, called C/2025 F2 (SWAN), will continue getting brighter as it approaches the sun.

Discovered by amateur astronomers, this icy relic from the early solar system may not survive its first trip past the sun. A green comet likely is breaking apart and won't be visible to the naked ...