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Have you seen Comet Pons-Brooks yet? If not, here are some beautiful images from our talented community of photographers. Enjoy them!
Comet Pons-Brooks will be brightest and closest to the sun in April. Will you be able to see the comet during the April 8 total solar eclipse?
Researchers at UCLA have found an exoplanet with a tail. The hot Jupiter WASP-69b has a huge comet-like tail of gas 350,000 miles (560,000 km) long.
Here are predictions from Guy Ottewell for the observable comets in 2024. C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS might be a bright comet in October.
Comet Nishimura may be the parent comet to the Signma-Hydrid meteor shower, which peaks December 9-12. The comet made a splash in astrophotos!
Comet Halley reaches its farthest point in orbit from the sun on December 9, 2023. It'll then begin its return trip to the inner solar system, arriving in 2061.
Researchers in the U.K. said in a new study that 'bouncing comets' in some planetary systems could deliver prebiotic molecules needed for life to young planets.
Astronomer Edmond Halley is famous for predicting the return of the comet that we now know as Halley's Comet. Edmond was born on November 8, 1656.
Check out these great photos of Comet Nishimura from the EarthSky community. The comet is going into the sun's glare now, it might still be visible.
Comet C/2021 T4 Lemmon was discovered at Mount Lemmon Observatory in 2021. It's currently in the southern skies and might become bright enough for binoculars.
The Webb telescope has observed Comet Read, a weird comet in the main asteroid belt. Among the findings ... water vapor, yes. But carbon dioxide, no.
A March 22 study suggests that 'Oumuamua, which passed us in 2017, was a comet from another solar system. Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb strongly disagrees.
Researchers have solved the mystery of the strange orbit of 'Oumuamua. Outgassing from hydrogen gave the interstellar comet its distinctive push.
A newly discovered comet, C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), could be quite bright in October 2024. Learn more about the comet here.
Enjoy these photos of Comet 2022 E3 (ZTF) as it departs the inner solar system. It was closest to Earth on February 1 and 2, 2023.
The green comet - Comet 2022 E3 (ZTF) - will pass near the bright star Aldebaran on February 14 and 15. Find maps and guidance on how to see the pair.
Comet Machholz made its closest approach to the sun on January 31, 2023. It left behind tiny fragments. Read more about this unusual comet.
Comets and asteroids both orbit our sun, but usually reside in different parts of our solar system. And except for a few, they're different materials.
Learn about the trajectory of the green comet - Comet 2022 E3 ZTF - by the renowned astronomer Guy Ottewell. The comet will be closest to Earth on February 2.
Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) reaches its closest point to the sun - perihelion - on December 19, 2022. It's now a target for southern skies.