In February 2025, conditions were just right to catch a "planetary party" above the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) ...

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

Interstellar material has been discovered in our solar system, but researchers continue to hunt for where it came from and ...

A comet called ATLAS dazzled the southern skies for the last few weeks. Now it's heading out of view for half a million years ...

G3 (ATLAS), the 'Great Comet of 2025,' lit up the night sky in Chile, offering a rare and breathtaking sight for stargazers, ...

Scientists have captured the final images of Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), also known as the ‘Great Comet of 2025,’ before it ...

Beautifully captured against a starry sky, Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) — dubbed by some as the "Great Comet of 2025" — shines ...

China is set to launch the Tianwen-2 mission this year, aiming to unravel the mysteries of a living fossil of the ...

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.

Astronomers have discovered that billions of comets in an icy shell around the solar system called the Oort Cloud mimic the ...

This phenomenon occurs when the comet’s dust particles scatter sunlight in a forward direction, potentially enhancing its brightness dramatically. Comet G3 won’t reach perihelion until January 13, ...