Tuesday marks the tenth anniversary of a huge astronomical milestone: the first and only time we have landed on a comet. The ...
On 12 November 2014, after a 10-year journey through the solar system and over 500 million kilometers from home, Rosetta's lander Philae made space exploration history by touching down on a comet for ...
The unpredictability of these objects makes them a challenging target for spacecraft, but the European Space Agency is preparing a mission to do just that: Comet Interceptor. With a launch planned ...
BOSTON - It isn't often that we get the chance to see a comet with the naked eye. But, in a year already filled with so many astronomical treats, it looks like we will be able to add a comet to ...
The unpredictability of these objects makes them a challenging target for spacecraft, but the European Space Agency is preparing a mission to do just that: Comet Interceptor. With a launch planned ...
The unpredictability of these objects makes them a challenging target for spacecraft, but the European Space Agency is preparing a mission to do just that: Comet Interceptor. With a launch planned for ...
An “ancient” comet that won’t be seen again for tens of thousands of years will be visible Thursday night, after traveling from beyond the solar system to within its closest point to Earth ...
An ancient comet is gracing our night skies this month. Catch it now because it won’t be back for another 80,000 years. Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, discovered in 2023, is expected to be visible ...
Special Report: Comet Ridge has successfully completed drilling of the Mahalo East 2 lateral well and is now planning to ...