Nov. 13, 2024 — An asteroid struck Mars 11 million years ago and sent pieces of the red planet hurtling through space. One of these chunks of Mars eventually crashed into the Earth and is one of ...

A recently discovered comet that some stargazers had hoped to see during Halloween week has disintegrated before the day of ghosts and ghouls. NASA confirmed Tuesday its sun-observing spacecraft ...

Any comet with a period longer than 200 years is known as a long-period comet, and these are the hardest to predict. Most long-period comets pose no threat to Earth.

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. The aptly named Halloween comet (comet C/2024 S1) has been captured on video, burning ...

Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A comet nicknamed the “Halloween comet” disintegrated on Monday during its closest approach of the ...

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) from the Dark Sky Alqueva reserve in Portugal on Oct. 13, 2024 as the comet was displaying an 'anti-tail.' Miguel Claro ...

A recently discovered comet that some stargazers had hoped to see during Halloween week has disintegrated before the day of ghosts and ghouls. NASA confirmed Tuesday its sun-observing spacecraft ...