Because the source of their propulsion cannot be seen, Seligman has given these 14 solar system oddities a rather catchy name: dark comets. Solving the riddle of these dark comets will do more ...

NEW YORK — A newly discovered green comet tracked by telescopes has likely broken apart as it swung by the sun, dashing hopes ...

A newly discovered green comet tracked by telescopes has likely broken apart as it swung by the sun, dashing hopes of a naked ...

In late 2017, a mysterious object tore through our solar system at breakneck speed. Astronomers scrambled to observe the fast ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists analyzed far-away bodies -- known as Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) -- and found varying traces of methanol. The discoveries are helping them ...

In a new study my colleagues and I published in December 2024, we discovered two classes of these elusive dark comets The solar system is teaming with small bodies such as comets and asteroids.

Astronomers have observed a rocky planet rapidly disintegrating near its star, trailing a comet-like tail of mineral dust.

Astronomers have spotted a small rocky planet that orbits perilously close to its host star disintegrating as its surface is ...

Discovered by amateur astronomers, this icy relic from the early solar system may not survive its first trip past the sun. A green comet likely is breaking apart and won't be visible to the naked ...

Every so often, a comet passes through the inner solar system. “These are relics from when the solar system first formed,” said Jason Ybarra, director of the West Virginia University ...