As a comet spins up, it starts to fall apart, which is likely what is happening to Comet SWAN now before it ceases to be an ...

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

Watch Comet 96P/Macholz brighten as it flies by the sun in these time-lapses captured by the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric ...

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

Astronomers discovered a planet that orbits its star so closely that its surface is being scorched into magma and vaporizing ...

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.

Comets, which are composed of ice, frozen gas, dust and rocky material, are believed to be relics of the early solar system. When they get close to the Sun, the ice breaks apart and the gas is ...

“These are relics from when the solar system first formed,” said Jason Ybarra, director of the West Virginia University Planetarium and Observatory. The newest comet was discovered by amateur ...

RASC & Explore Scientific set to celebrate International Astronomy Day by hosting Global Star Party from historic David ...

To mark the 35th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope, Space.com looks at some of the most scientifically significant images that have emerged from the observatory's lens.