This is the fourth comet Gröller has discovered, but given its extraordinary distance, it was the most exciting find, he says ...

One of cosmic history’s greatest acts of photo-bombing will take place on April 8, when the great solar eclipse is unfolding across North America. Tens of millions of people in the path of the ...

Researchers believe these comets originate from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Their behavior raises questions about their composition, particularly their potential to harbor ...

BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- China is set to launch the Tianwen-2 mission this year, aiming to unravel the mysteries of a "living fossil" of the solar system and one "rebel" of the main asteroid belt.

"Comparing its material composition with that of the moon and Earth will be the focus of our exploration," Yan emphasized. The mission also targets main-belt comet 311P, a celestial anomaly ...