The way comets behave in space may seem random, but new research suggests there’s more order behind the chaos than once ...

These follow the comet’s general path, forming narrow streams ... By following how the orbital angle, tilt, and closest approach shifted, the team could see clear patterns.

This July, dress warm and let your eyes adjust because the Perseids meteor shower will rain over Canada, and you might want ...

Although the appearance of Sozin's Comet is one of the rarest events in Avatar: The Last Airbender, it has massive implications for the series.

China is positioning a satellite to test its ability to refuel another in orbit over Earth and extend its mission for several ...

China Wednesday launched its Tianwen-2 space mission to collect asteroid samples and conduct a main-belt comet study. A ...

After months of tracking and refining Asteroid 2024 YR4's orbit, NASA scientists were able to rule out an Earth strike. There ...

Until now, the inner Solar System looked like a mostly charted neighborhood. Astronomers tracked thousands of near‑Earth ...

The Kinetica-1 rocket launched Wednesday for the first time since a failure doomed its previous attempt to reach orbit in December, according to the vehicle's developer and operator, CAS Space. The ...

Earth and space mingle in stunning ways for the 2025 Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest. From the “geological masterpiece” of Coyote Buttes, Utah to the sandstone terrain of desolate Ennedi, ...

Consisting of 99% air, aerogel is the world's lightest solid. This unique material has found purpose in several forms—from ...