Latest about Comets
Astronomers See Stars Slinging Comets at Earth for the First Time
For the first time, a Polish group has identified two nearby stars that seem to have plucked up their icy partners, swinging them into orbits around our sun.
2nd Interstellar Comet Looks Pretty Normal, Astronomers Say
Observations of the interstellar Comet Borisov have been flooding in for six weeks, and the more astronomers duplicate one another's work, the more confident they are in their analysis of the object.
The 'Rubber Ducky' Comet Is Stressed and Keeps Cracking Its Neck
Comet 67P's head has spent 4.5 billion years trying to twist away from its neck. And that's caused some stress fractures.
Bizarre Space Object 'Oumuamua Could Be a Monstrous Corpse of Comet Dust
'Oumuamua is long gone, but it's still leaving scientists guessing. A new explanation proposes that the strange object was a "monstrous fluffy dust aggregate" produced by a busted-up comet.
Comet Will Make Closest Approach to Earth This Weekend. And You Can See It Without a Telescope.
As comets blaze across the night sky, they can bring wonder and excitement to those watching from Earth – or even a sense of impending doom.
The Rubber Ducky Comet Blasted a Magnetic Path Through Space
Rosetta's comet sent a magnetic shock wave screaming out in front of it, blazing a trail through the stellar wind. And scientists just found it.
NASA's Planet-Hunter Caught Stunning Video of a Distant Comet
The video, captured during the testing phase of NASA's new satellite for finding exoplanets, shows a bright white comet drifting past black, jiggling stars.
