Comets
Interstellar Objects like Oumuamua Probably Crash into the Sun Every 30 Years or so and 2 Pass Within the Orbit of Mercury
A new study by a team of Harvard scientists reveals how we could study future interstellar visitors like 'Oumuamua
Rosetta Flew Through the Bow Shock of Comet 67P Several Times During its Mission
According to a new analysis of Rosetta data, the orbiter passed through the bow shock of Comet 67/P several times…
Prehistoric Cave Paintings Show That Ancient People Had Pretty Advanced Knowledge of Astronomy
According to a new study that examined ancient cave paintings and archaeological sites, it appears that prehistoric humans had a…
Comet 46P Wirtanen Rounds Out 2018
One. More. Comet. Though the next great 'Comet of the Century' has yet to make its appearance in 2018, we've…
Asteroid Phaethon breaks all the rules. It acts like a comet, it supplies particles to a meteor shower. Oh, and it’s blue
A team of astronomers recently observed Phaeton, a Near-Earth Object (NEO) that behaves like both an asteroid and a comet
2018 Prospects for Obscure Comet 38P Stephan-Oterma
Ready for one more? While all eyes are still following Comet 21/P Giacobini-Zinner as it glides through northern hemisphere skies,…
The “Death Comet” Will Pass By Earth Just After Halloween
The mysterious "Death Comet" which flew past Earth in 2015 is coming around again, and will once again pass Earth…
Catch Comet 21/P Giacobini-Zinner at Its Best
A periodic comet may put on a fine show for northern hemisphere viewers over the next few months. Comet 21/P…
Catch Comet C/2017 S3 PanSTARRS in Outburst
Comets are one of those great question marks in observational astronomy. Though we can plot their orbits thanks to Newton…
70,000 Years Ago a Nearby Star Messed With the Orbits Of Comets and Asteroids in our Solar System
70,000 years ago, Scholz's Star visited our neighbourhood, and changed the trajectories of hundreds of objects in out Solar System.