Latest about Comets
Mysterious glass in the Atacama Desert may be from an ancient exploding comet
An ancient comet may have burnt sand into mysterious pieces of twisted glass, according to a new study.
This mysterious comet's super-bright outbursts have astronomers puzzled
One of the strangest comets in the solar system has been erupting with unpredictable bright outbursts since late September and nobody knows why.
After 3.5 million-year hiatus, the largest comet ever discovered is headed our way
Scientists have analyzed the enormous Bernardinelli-Bernstein comet, and predict it will come within 11 AU of Earth in the next 10 years.
The 'megacomet' Bernardinelli-Bernstein is the find of a decade. Here's the discovery explained.
The scientists that found Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein are an unlikely pair.
Interstellar comets visit our solar system more frequently than thought
Comets from other star systems, such as 2019 Borisov, visit the sun's neighborhood more frequently than scientists had thought, a new study suggests.
Newly found mega comet may be the largest seen in recorded history
A giant comet found far out in the solar system may be 1,000 times more massive than a typical comet, making it potentially the largest ever found in modern times.
Did a comet strike 13,000 years ago change human civilization as we know it?
Could a devastating comet impact in Earth's distant past have forever changed human civilization?
Never-before-seen colossal comet on a trek toward the sun
Only one week after astronomers noticed a moving object in the sky, they've identified it as a long-periodicity comet from the Oort Cloud.
