Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) came within 8.3 million miles of the sun on January 13 as it reached its perihelion, and is now disintegrating.

G3 (ATLAS) showed off its spectacular tail plumage to NASA spacecraft when it flew close to the sun this month.

The so-called 'planetesimal belts' are filled with tiny millimeter-sized particles created by collisions between comets.

NASA astronaut Don Pettit has snapped a striking shot of the super-bright comet racing past our planet for the first time in ...

"Devil's horns" at sunrise ... Plus, the comet that causes the Draconids — Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner — will loop around the ...

The comet could be amongst the brightest seen in our skies for 20 years, if the weather is good enough to see it. It will get within almost 8million miles of the Sun before heading off into deep space ...

More objects are being launched into space than ever, and most are headed for low Earth orbit. This region of space has become increasingly crowded with launches from SpaceX and others that have ...

A newly-discovered comet might light up the night sky in the coming weeks, possibly shining even brighter than the planet ...

This label is applied whenever a comet’s orbit takes longer than 200 years. Because its orbit is expected to take tens of thousands of years to complete its orbit, some astronomers told Newsweek ...

(NEXSTAR) — Last year gave skywatchers multiple stunning sky shows, including the total solar eclipse, the return of the “devil comet,” and multiple nights colored by the northern lights.

Many of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks and regulatory appointments will shape technology policy for the next four years and beyond.