Astronomers are abuzz with the discovery of a rogue planet, 2MASS J05325346+0919037, which is set to pass within 0.05 ...

It will be a while before you can see it for yourself, however. Halley’s comet was last visible from Earth in 1986, meaning ...

Two bright green comets are streaming through the skies and are visible to skygazers in the Northern Hemisphere. Both hail ...

Born Oct. 23, 1893, in Estonia, Ernest Opik was based at the Astronomical Observatory in Tartu from 1921-1944. It was there ...

Comet Lemmon, a rare astronomical event that won’t happen again for 1,000 years, is set to light up our skies later this week ...

It’s been a few years since we’ve seen a decently bright comet grace the nighttime sky, but one is now passing through our celestial neighborhood. It certainly won’t compare to the rare cosmic ...

Astronomers believe 3I/ATLAS, a fast-moving interstellar object, may be a 10-billion-year-old relic from the galaxy’s ...

Comets are fascinating celestial objects composed of ice, dust, and rocky materials. They originate from the outer regions of our solar system, often from the Oort Cloud, which lies far beyond the ...

Late October offers a meteor shower generated by Haley's Comet plus a once in a lifetime comet that streaks by Earth every ...

Comets Lemmon and SWAN are making their closest approach to the Earth tonight, Oct. 21. Here's how you might see them with ...