The idea of cosmic threats to Earth almost sounds like the stuff of fiction. But while alien invasions may be far fetched, ...

Slated for a 2027 launch, NASA's NEO Surveyor mission is advancing through critical testing phases to enhance our planetary ...

While Earthlings were wrapping gifts and preparing holiday buffets this past Christmas Eve, a rocket named for a south ...

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.

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...

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.

From Jan. 11 to 15, 2025, a bright comet surged through images from the ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) spacecraft. Called C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), the comet ...

New photos of comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) suggest that it could be disintegrating due to "thermal stress" from its recent ...

The new Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX promo footage gives fans more footage, including the surprise appearance of a Gundam icon.

Often, star-grazing comets such as C/2024 G3 do not survive the encounter with the Sun, though astronomers believe that this one did so in the past. This comet's period is 135,000 years – long for a ...

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