Michigan State University and NASA researchers discover seven dark comets that reveal new solar system secrets.

The James Webb telescope has focused its attention on an oddball space rock lurking between Jupiter and Neptune. The unusual "centaur," named 2060 Chiron, has features of both comets and asteroids.

A new study published in Science sheds light on these mysteries by revealing that this asteroid originated from the outer Solar System, beyond Jupiter, and not from a comet as some had supposed.

Although their average orbital distances are similar to those of the main-belt asteroids, their orbits look more like Jupiter-family comets; that is, quite stretched out but lasting less than 20 ...

Tuesday, April 9: A 2%-lit crescent moon will be below Jupiter, with comet 12P/Pons-Brooks in between. Wednesday, April 10: A 7%-lit crescent moon will be above Jupiter and comet 12P/Pons-Brooks.

NASA shares images of comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) near the sun and stunning photos from Jupiter and Mars missions.

New research indicates that the water on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko has a molecular signature closely matching that of water found in Earth's oceans. This discovery revives the possibility that ...

In March 2022, the comet was spotted in Jupiter's orbit. The comet is believed to come from the Oort Cloud, the most distant region of our solar system, which has been called the ''home of the ...

Studying this Jupiter-sized world and its long comet-like tail can teach us more about the physics of space, including how planets and their host stars evolve together over time. "The WASP-69b ...

Halley-type Comet with a Unique Orbital Period This comet, classified as a 'Halley-type' comet, completes its orbit roughly every 71 years, boasting a nucleus spanning approximately 30 kilometres ...

This comet is located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. By analyzing the comet’s materials, researchers hope to learn more about the conditions that existed in the early solar ...