Potentially dangerous comets could be spotted many years in advance by following the meteoroid trails they leave near Earth, ...

The cryovolcanic "centaur" comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has erupted four times in less than 48 hours, becoming unusually ...

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 ...

From revealing the comet's rubber-ducky shape and unique auroras up close to discovering Earth-like gases streaming from the ...

Such comets pose a risk to Earth and can ram into the planet without being detected ... Most of the actual parent comets were ...

About half all comets are from the region known as the Keiper belt ... Jupiter is rising in the East soon after sunset and will reach opposition, its closest approach to Earth in early December. The ...

The annual Leonids meteor shower is due to peak next week, hopefully giving stargazers a treat to brighten up the dark winter ...

The Northern and Southern Taurid meteor showers grace the skies each year for more than two months and both branches will ...

In April, the astronomer said that he had discovered a large asteroid with a diameter of about 200 meters, potentially dangerous for the Earth ...

If you missed the chance to see fireballs of the Southern Taurids light up the sky last week, don't worry. The second branch ...

More a popular term than a scientific one, a supermoon occurs when a full lunar phase syncs up with an especially close swing ...