Pons-Brooks and Jupiter were seen by NASA's Solar TErrestrial Relations Observatory-A (STEREO-A). Credit: Space.com | NASA ...

A group of comets with unexplained movements presents a quandary D avide Farnocchia hunts down and tracks asteroids, and ...

Pons-Brooks and Jupiter were seen by NASA's Solar TErrestrial Relations Observatory-A (STEREO-A). Credit: Space.com | NASA ...

"Long-period comets spend most of their lives so far away from the solar system that they feel the tug from the barycenter," ...

Our sun is wobbling, and this has a huge impact upon the regularity of many of Earth's meteor showers, according to a new ...

Enjoy dark skies for evening observing, then catch a meteor shower and a planetary conjunction in the morning sky this week.

COIAS (Come On! Impacting ASteroids) is a web-based application that lets anyone search for Small Solar System Bodies (SSSBs) using images taken by the Subaru Telescope.

New research suggests meteor showers are so unpredictable due to the Sun’s own motion around the solar‑system barycenter.

"Long-period comets spend most of their lives so far away from the solar system that they feel the tug from the barycenter," said Pilorz. "But every few hundred years they swoop inside Jupiter's ...

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 ...

Hubble is still going strong 35 years after it was launched into space. Celebrate its anniversary with some out-of-this-world images.