It really rocked their world. Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope have better observed an asteroid that strangely ...

Comet G3 ATLAS (C/2024), first spotted in April, is expected to be so vibrant that it will rival the brightness of Venus in ...

Skies over South Carolina kick off 2025 with a planet parade, ancient comet and the muse of "Beyond Antares," a 23rd-century love song from "Star Trek" fame.

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. A large asteroid-comet hybrid that orbits between Neptune and Jupiter is an intriguing ...

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the outer reaches of our solar system, uncovering a mysterious object ...

A new study, currently under review for publication, suggests that an ancient cosmic visitor might have significantly altered the orbits of our solar system's giant planets. Scientists propose that ...

Learn what this survey recorded of exocomet belts, which imaged and identified bands of every size.

A celestial body recently discovered by a Chinese observatory has been confirmed as a comet by the International Astronomical Union IAU Astronomers ...

Astronomer Dean Regas gives us the lowdown on the best things to look out for this winter, from a “planet parade” to the ...

Chiron is a class of comet-ish asteroids/asteroid-ish comets called centaurs – named after the half-human, half-horse hybrid ...