The rocky bodies, which look like asteroids but act like comets, could comprise up to 60% of near-Earth objects.

NASA researchers have discovered seven new dark comets, asteroids that act like comets, and they say there could be even more ...

It was discovered the following year by Carolyn and Eugene M. Shoemaker, and David Levy and was the first comet ever known to ...

Discover the fascinating feature of WASP-69 b, a hot Jupiter exoplanet with a comet-like tail of gas, shedding light on ...

NASA researchers have identified seven new 'dark comets,' celestial objects resembling asteroids but exhibiting comet-like ...

NASA has announced the discovery of seven astronomical objects that come in two flavors; they look like asteroids but ...

The Geminids are one of the best and most visible annual meteor showers, when at least 120 meteors can usually be seen per ...

The Geminids are one of the best and most visible annual meteor showers, when at least 120 meteors can usually be seen per ...

We know that interstellar objects occasionally visit our solar system. So far, we have only discovered two interstellar ...

Chondritic meteorites (chondrites) are some of the oldest rocks in our solar system, forming 4.5 billion years ago. Therefore ...

Faint magnetic properties in primitive asteroid fragments suggest an early magnetic field strong enough to shepherd the ...

One of the most dramatic astronomical events of the year is scheduled to peak this weekend. The Geminid meteor shower is ...