Astronomers have long sought evidence to explain why comets at the outskirts of our own solar system contain crystalline ...

Comet C/2023 P1, Nishimura visible from Earth. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech | edited by Space.com ...

I n 2016, NASA launched the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has zoomed into the Helix Nebula to give an up-close view of the possible eventual fate of ...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured detailed images of gas and dust shaped by a dying star in the Helix Nebula, ...

A new Webb image captures a zoomed-in view of the iconic nebula, also known as the Eye of Sauron or Eye of God for its ...

On April 17, the comet may be the most visible, according to NASA. There will be a new moon that night, meaning the comet ...

NASA and international observers confirm that Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) will reach its closest point to the Sun—known as ...

What we're seeing in the nebula is, in a sense, a moment of death that lays the groundwork for a new birth. The dying star ...

Solar system comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) makes its closest approach to the sun today (Jan. 20) during an event known as ...

Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos) will reach perihelion during a close solar approach on January 20, 2026, increasing brightness and defining its visibility timeline.

A classified response from the CIA has reopened debate around 3I/ATLAS. NASA calls it a comet, but rising speculation ...