Comet SWAN25F is currently best seen low in the morning sky and views are expected to improve over the coming weeks. If you ...

The newly discovered comet SWAN25F is delighting amateur astronomers, now visible and trackable with standard backyard equipment.

Comets that are visible to the unaided eye are an extremely exciting sight. They are icy wanderers from the outer solar system left over from the formation of the sun its planets, including Earth.

Carvings on a 12,000-year-old monument in Turkey appear to mark solar days and years, making it possibly the oldest solar ...

Comets develop the spectacular long tails that they are known for by approaching the Sun. When they get too close, their icy volatile materials begin to sublimate away, carrying along clouds of dust.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Comet C/1925 G1 (Orkisz), the first comet officially credited to a Polish astronomer.

Sanjay Manjrekar took a dig at Glenn Maxwell and said that he is like Halley’s Comet, who makes an appearance once in 75 ...

Manjrekar remarked that Halley’s Comet, which last appeared in 1986 and is expected to be seen again in 2061, shows up only ...