The ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has officially discovered 5000 comets. Comet number 5000 was spotted ...

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is peaking. Experts say expect to see 10 to 15 meteors per hour in ideal viewing conditions ...

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaked on May 5-6, and the astrophotography community were there to watch it unfold.

Halley's Comet holds a special place of significance and popularity among both the general public and the astronomy community ...

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

On Sunday, May 4, the Eta Aquarid meteor shower is expected to leave glowing streaks in Earth’s atmosphere, according to the ...

Scientists say a newly discovered green comet likely has broken apart and won’t be visible to the naked eye. NEW YORK (AP) — ...

A recently discovered comet is currently gracing our morning skies, with its signature green glow and long tail trailing behind. Comet SWAN25F is speeding toward the Sun for a dangerously close ...

A newly discovered green comet tracked by telescopes has likely broken apart as it swung by the sun, dashing hopes of a naked-eye spectacle. Comet SWAN, hailing from the Oort Cloud beyond Pluto ...

But as the comet neared the sun, it broke apart into chunks until it finally evaporated, according to NASA. C/2024 S1 was ... glow quite brightly in the SWAN images.” Zang first observed the ...

Until then, we have these images to savor. A Perseid meteor streaks behind the dome of Purple Mountain Observatory’s Xuyi Station, the first facility to detect Comet C/2023 A3. Credit ...

Almost 10 years ago, a NASA spacecraft was able to take several photos of Pluto, known for decades as a planet before it was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.