This strange exoplanet, located 140 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pegasus, appears to be rapidly falling ...

Astronomers Spot First-of-Its-Kind Planet Disintegrating and Shedding Debris From a ‘Comet-Like’ Tail Planets have been one ...

Observations of Exoplanet WASP-69b has uncovered a 350,000-mile-long comet-like tail. The tail is a result of its escaping atmosphere. Credit: Space.com | animation: W. M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makare ...

This spring, skywatchers have been treated to the captivating and unpredictable display of a new comet, called C/2025 F2 ...

At such close proximity to its star, the planet is likely covered in magma boiling off into space. As the roasting planet ...

Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was that rare type of comet that arrived with fanfare and lived up to the hype, serving up naked-eye views ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Halley’s comet swings near Earth every 75 years. But debris left by the comet leads to two major meteor showers annually.

Astronomers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made an unusual discovery, finding a planet which is in the process of disintegrating. And as it decays, it is leaving behind a ...

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