They also come in various shapes and sizes and some have a satellite orbiting. A comet, such as Halley’s comet, is made out of ice and dust. When a comet near the sun, its dust and ice begins to ...

When they return to the inner Solar System, the Sun’s heat and radiation activate them, causing them to release gases and dust. This material forms a glowing cloud around the comet’s solid nucleus, ...

The new moon of December occurs tonight. A day later, Southern Hemisphere observers will see the peak of the Phoenicid meteor ...

Discovered in 2007, 333P/LINEAR is a periodic comet belonging to the Jupiter family, known for its relatively short orbital period. C/2024 G3 (ATLAS): Is expected to reach peak visibility on Jan.

The shower's radiant point and the number of meteors varies because it is associated with the comet 289P/Blanpain ... one will see Canopus, the brightest star in the constellation Carina, the ...

Dec. 18, 2024 — Scientists recently led a team that found, for the first time, that Chiron has surface chemistry unlike other centaurs. Its surface it has both carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide ...