One of the brightest comets in 20 years, Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) returns for a close encounter with the sun — but will we be able to see it?

Alinda is one of the five largest near-Earth asteroids, coming closer than 9.3 million miles until the year 2200.

UCF researchers utilized the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover unique characteristics of (2060) Chiron, a distant "centaur" that exhibits traits of both a comet and an asteroid. These findings ...

The NASA mission broke its own record as it seeks to teach us more about our Sun, as well as reveal other secrets of the ...

A researcher has used advanced models that indicate that the formation of Pluto and Charon may parallel that of the Earth-Moon system. Both systems include a moon that is a large fraction of the size ...

Exploring the Moon ... asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. By analyzing the comet’s materials, researchers hope to learn more about the conditions that existed in the early solar system ...

NASA’s Europa Clipper began its journey to study Jupiter’s moon ... in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. By analyzing the comet’s materials, researchers hope to learn more about the ...

This comet is located in the asteroid belt ... early solar system. The asteroid is named after the paleoanthropologist who discovered the famous “Lucy” fossil. ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons ...