Analyses of its emissions using NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory indicate that the interstellar comet probably has a ...

A new and unique insight regarding interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has been gathered by experts. It has been published in the ...

Comets — those small, icy objects orbiting the sun — act like floating time capsules, offering a window into the early days of our solar system's formation and holding clues about the origins of life ...

Researchers studying meteor showers have found that not all comets crumble the same way when they approach the Sun. In a new study, they ascribe the differences to the conditions in the protoplanetary ...

For millions of years, a frozen traveler drifted in silence through the stars, carrying secrets from another world. This ...

For millions of years, a tiny icy fragment wandered through space—like a sealed bottle drifting across a cosmic ocean. This ...

A comet from another star will swing by our sun Dec. 8. Known as 2I/Borisov, it is the first comet to ever be seen coming from interstellar space. But despite its alien origins, astronomers say it ...

Discovery of oxygen raises new questions about how solar system formed. In this undated photo, Rosetta finds oxygen on comet 67P. ESA/Rosetta/NavCam – CC BY-SA IGO 3.0 — -- The European Space ...

Protoplanetary disk. Figure from a computer simulation visualizing the formation of planets (https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12278 ). Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech. August 22, 2024, Mountain View, CA - An ...

An international team of 45 researchers studying meteor showers has found that not all comets crumble the same way when they approach the Sun An international team of 45 researchers studying meteor ...