James Webb telescope finds water around a comet in the main asteroid beltThe discovery also creates a new mystery.By J. Fingas, 05.16.2023
Hubble telescope spots the largest known comet to dateThe nucleus is 50 times larger than that of typical comets.By J. Fingas, 04.16.2022
Comets may have seeded Earth with life-supporting carbonThe chemical element was spotted in the dusty "fingerprints" of an icy comet.By S. Shah, 03.08.2021
European astronauts plan to take pics of a comet from the dawn of timeThey hope to create a 3D model of a comet from the far reaches of the Solar System.By C. Fisher, 06.20.2019
Strange interstellar object 'Oumuamua is tiny and very reflectiveNot that this eliminates all the mystery involved.By J. Fingas, 11.18.2018
Turns out the interstellar object ‘Oumuamua is a comet after allIt was thought to be an asteroid after it was first observed.By M. Locklear, 06.29.2018
First observed interstellar object is a speedy, cigar-shaped asteroidIt has been traveling for hundreds of millions of years.By M. Locklear, 11.22.2017
Researchers observe the first known interstellar cometIts path suggests it couldn't have been trapped by the Solar System.By J. Fingas, 10.26.2017
NASA seeks comet 'crumbs' with a new detection techniqueLISA Pathfinder could map the trails of comet dust in the Solar System.By J. Fingas, 04.18.2017
Watch the Rosetta probe fall into its death spiral this FridayNASA will broadcast the end of its mission this weekend.By D. Lumb, 09.29.2016
Rosetta probe belatedly finds the Philae comet landerThe ESA probably wishes it made this discovery months ago.By J. Fingas, 09.06.2016
Rosetta 3D images comet dust before it bids farewellESA has 30 days left to analyze as much dust as possible. By M. Moon, 09.01.2016
Rosetta will crash into its comet and die on September 30thIt's all part of the plan.By J. Conditt, 07.01.2016
Scientists find a tailless comet from Earth's early daysThe rocky body got kicked to the edge of the Solar System billions of years ago.By J. Fingas, 05.01.2016
Key ingredient of life might have come from cometsRibose could form in space despite the harsh conditions.By M. Moon, 04.08.2016
Amateur astronomers caught a Jupiter impact on cameraAn asteroid or comet smacked into the gas giant, and there's telescope video to prove it.By J. Fingas, 03.30.2016
Philae mission team says goodbye to the comet landerWe hardly knew you, Philae. By B. Steele, 02.13.2016
Philae comet lander has likely gone silent for goodA last-gasp attempt at contacting the lander hasn't received a response.By J. Fingas, 01.12.2016