Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient ...

Scientists have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in the samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission ...

An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an impact thousands of years ago.

"There is little question that, with its daylight display and spectacular evening apparition in a moonless sky, Comet 2024 G3 ...

BS4 may be anywhere between 17 and 40 feet across, and will approach at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon.

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.

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.

Its close approach to Earth offers a unique opportunity to witness a celestial event that won't occur again for approximately 160,000 years. Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS: Brightest Comet of 2025 Comet C ...

Will Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS be visible again soon? No, this comet is on a trajectory that will not bring it back to Earth's vicinity for another 160,000 years, making it a rare and special event. (You ...

The comet at the time was a magnitude 19 object about 4.38 AU (655 million km) from Earth. Further observations indicated it had a diffuse coma about 4.5 arcseconds across and a straight tail.

A recently discovered comet is making a bright debut on Earth this month, and with some effort, skygazers might be able to see Comet ATLAS. Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS was discovered in April 2024 using the ...