Comet
Are dark comets Earth's 'life delivery' couriers? We now know about 14 of them in the solar system
Dark comets resemble asteroids but speed up unexpectedly, suggesting they may fire jets of gas like comets.
Comet hits Earth's atmosphere, flies over Spain, Portugal before burning up - ESA
Giant comet grows horns after ice volcano eruption
Meteor the size of pork roll sandwich crashes through New Jersey home
How can we defend Earth against asteroids? This scientist has an idea
The traditional approach to this hypothetical scenario is to deflect the orbit of the incoming threat, but a scientist recently proposed an innovative approach.
Scientists explain alien comet 'Oumuamua's strange acceleration
'Oumuamua (pronounced oh-MOO-uh-MOO-uh) lacks the tail of gas and dust characteristic of many comets.
Comet the size of Jerusalem's Old City flying by Earth - and you can watch
The comet was designated C/2022E3 (ZTF) and it was discovered in early March 2022 by the Zwicky Transient Facility. It isn't going to hit us, but it will be visible with the naked eye.
Burj Khalifa-sized asteroid to narrowly pass Earth on Halloween
The closest it will get to Earth will be on Nov. 1, approximately 2.3 million kilometers away- this is around six times the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
Orionid meteor shower is here: What is it, how can you watch it? - explainer
The Orionids are one of the most beautiful and stunning meteor shower of the year. They are set to run until November 7, peaking on October 21.
Asteroid flies past Earth 27 times faster than speed of sound
A “potentially hazardous” asteroid the size of a blue whale was set to fly past Earth on Friday.
Scientists fear telescope may be damaged by Halley's Comet - report
Although the telescope is not expected to collide with the comet, scientists are researching solutions to mitigate the potential damage caused by dust and other particles in its trail.
These are the best meteor showers to watch this summer
Summer is the ideal season for meteor showers because it's not too cold to be out in the middle of the night and the skies are generally clear.
Comet twice the size of Mount Everest to pass by Earth next month
Dubbed C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS), this collossal comet will make its closest approach to Earth on July 14 and will be close to the Sun on December 19.
Largest comet ever seen is longer than Connecticut - study
The comet, C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein), is over 128.7 kilometers in diameter and has a mass of around 500 trillion tons. It won't hit us, but it will help us understand the Oort Cloud.
Comet explosion may have ended ancient Native American culture - study
No one knows why the Hopewell culture, stretching from Lake Ontario to parts of Florida, mysteriously ended in around 500 CE – but a comet airburst could be the answer.
