Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann experienced its largest eruption since 2022 on February 10, 2026.

An artist rendition of comet C/2014 UN271, the largest known comet in the Oort Cloud. Credit: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO/M.Weiss A team of astronomers has made a groundbreaking discovery by detecting molecular ...

A giant comet, likely the largest comet discovered in modern times, is on its way toward the sun. Scientists caught sight of the comet early, giving researchers years to watch it evolve and streak ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists estimate 3I/ATLAS's nucleus may weigh over 33 billion tons, making it a cosmic ...

On February 17, the comet will make its closest approach to Earth from 94 million miles, roughly as far as the Sun.

NASA and the Hubble telescope have not confirmed the sheer massive size of 3I/ATLAS as mysterious object leaves solar system . . . for now ...

This newly discovered comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS), a rare Kreutz sungrazer, could blaze brightly in early April — or it could disintegrate entirely. Here's what to know.

The object is known as C/2026 A1 (MAPS), discovered extremely recently on January 20 by a group of French amateur astronomers ...

A new comet approaching the sun has caught the attention of astronomers, primarily because of its lineage. It appears to ...

Over the past 2,000 years, a series of spectacular comets have graced our skies. Without fanfare, they appear seemingly from nowhere, shining remarkably close to the Sun in the sky. Some even become ...