Latest about Comets
Largest treasure trove of exocomets to date found in alien solar system
Thirty alien comets have been spotted transiting the young star Beta Pictoris, their long tails lighting up the skies of the fledgling planets forming there.
Comet Hale-Bopp: Facts about the bright and tragic comet
Reference Hale-Bopp was an unusually bright comet that flew close to Earth in 1997. Tragically, Hale-Bopp also influenced the Heaven's Gate cult's mass suicide.
Comets fade even as deep in space as Saturn's orbit, scientists find
When comets first appear near Earth, their bright tails of ionized gas stun observers, but on every subsequent return, they become dimmer.
Recently discovered Comet Pan-STARRS could be visible in April's night sky (maybe)
Recently discovered comet Pan-STARRS is heading towards the sun in late April, but will we be able to see it?
Comet Leonard has broken into pieces as it rounds the sun: report
Comet Leonard, the brightest comet of 2021 has disintegrated, according to EarthSky.
Astronomers spot tantalizing large molecule near star with 'comet factory'
Astronomers spotted the largest molecule yet found in a planet-forming disk, which they say will tell us more about the origin of life.
Largest comet ever observed bumps Hale-Bopp from pedestal
The Bernardinelli-Bernstein comet is officially the largest ever observed, according to new measurements.
Comet impact may have triggered decline of Ohio's Hopewell people 1,600 years ago
Researchers think that comet fragments may have exploded over Ohio 1,600 years ago, triggering a violent airburst and starting wildfires that devastated the Hopewell people's crops and the landscape.
