Keep your eye on the sky tonight. A once-in-a-lifetime comet is approaching the sun — and it will be visible for the first ...

A comet visible only once every 160,000 years is set to fly by Earth. And there's a pretty decent chance you can see it.

Icy space rock may be visible before sunrise around Jan 13, looking towards the eastern horizon A comet that flies past Earth ...

So many comets have failed to live up to predictions that many people have become cynical about them, so why does this happen ...

With a bit of luck, possibly the brightest comet of the year could be seen in Germany shortly after sunset.

The comet could be amongst the brightest seen in our skies for 20 years, if the weather is good enough to see it. It will get ...

A newly-discovered comet might light up the night sky in the coming weeks, possibly shining even brighter than the planet ...

In 2017, astronomers discovered the interstellar visitor 'Oumuamua. In 2023, we reported the discovery of seven solar system ...

In Greek mythology, a centaur is a creature that’s half-human, half-horse. Now, scientists have used NASA’s most powerful ...

Scientists have made a shocking discovery about a rare object in our solar system likened to an asteroid-comet hybrid.

The bad news is that the while the comet will be at its brightest on Sunday and Monday as it as its closest to the Sun, it also be lost in the Sun's glare. As it rounds the Sun it will come into view ...

A strange asteroid-comet hybrid that orbits between Jupiter and Neptune could reveal key details about the birth of our solar ...