Comet

The near-Earth object (875163) 1998 SH2, which is currently classified as an asteroid, has revealed a hidden identity: it’s…

New research led by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California has revealed the identity of…

An artist’s impression of 3I/ATLAS is shown as it passes near the Sun. Credit: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO/M.Weiss China’s Tianwen-1…

APOD: 2026 July 17 – The Dust Trail of Comet Tempel 2 Discover the cosmos! Each day a…

Astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have measured carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios in 3I/ATLAS, the third…

An artist’s impression of 3I/ATLAS is shown as it passes near the Sun, illuminating one side of the…

Credit: ESA. One year ago, on July 1 2025, astronomers discovered a fascinating new object moving through the…

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS carries a chemical fingerprint unlike anything in our Solar System, and it may have…

APOD: 2026 June 11 – The Mermaid Nebula Supernova Remnant Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image…

This is a Hubble Space Telescope image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Hubble photographed the comet on July…

Initial structure of the Impact Plume 60 s post impact. The impactor strikes from the left, at a…

Using the spectral data from the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) onboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have…

Puzzling Near-Earth Asteroid Turns Out to Be Comet with Weak Tail