Alaskans are pretty familiar with a variety of resources that are regularly mined in the state, but perhaps not too familiar ...

It is not the first time this has happenedA strange object initially thought to be a newly discovered asteroid ...

The newly discovered asteroid, named 2018 CN41, turned out to be a Tesla launched into space by SpaceX in 2018.

The Philae lander from European Space Agency's Rosetta mission's landed on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Credit: ESA - ...

Astronomy and shooting seem to have little in common. But two space missions since 2004 resemble skeet shooting, albeit on a ...

Because the period of an object does not depend on its mass, comets’ orbital periods remain unchanged due to mass loss.

The comet, C/2024 G3 (Atlas), was first discovered in April 2024, and will be visible in Australia over the evenings from 16 January to 23 January. Comet C/2024 G3 (Atlas) will become visible in ...

On Jan. 12, NASA astronaut Don Pettit on the International Space Station sent back an image of comet ... [+] C/2024 G3 (ATLAS). A comet that hasn’t been in the inner solar system for around ...

When can I see Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS? The comet reached its peak brightness on January 13, 2025, and will remain visible for several days. Best viewing is just after sunset in the southwestern sky.

Hot on the heels of a spectacular comet late last year, another celestial visitor is set to put on a show. And Southern Hemisphere observers have a ringside seat.

The research was triggered by results from ESA's Rosetta mission. During this mission, a spacecraft orbited comet 67P between 2014 and 2016. Analyses published in late 2022 showed that the comet's ...