Sedna will make its closest approach to the Sun in 2076, giving us a rare opportunity to visit the planetoid before it drifts ...

The month’s sharpest science shots — selected by Nature ’s photo team.

Vomit Comet “These measurements give us a look at how this enormous, icy world works,” said lead author Nathan Roth of American University and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. “We’re seeing explosive ...

Astronomers have spotted unusual molecular activity in the largest Oort Cloud comet, comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein (C/2014 ...

Close stellar encounters could change the structure of our planetary system, potentially dooming Earth or other worlds to ...

Recent observations have revealed carbon monoxide venting from the largest comet ever seen, providing clues about its origins ...

It poses no threat to Earth, but this comet, called C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein), has enraptured astronomers ever ...

Astronomers discovered that C/2014 UN271, a massive comet more than 10 times larger than any known comet, is emitting jets of ...

The Oort cloud has sent its biggest comet yet towards the inner solar system, and it is travelling at an insane speed, ...

Thanks to ALMA’s powerful precision, scientists have now confirmed that comet C/2014 UN271 holds the title of the largest ...

On March 8, ALMA spotted a pair of jets blasting out of the comet's nucleus – its solid icy core. Spectrometry revealed that ...