On March 8, ALMA spotted a pair of jets blasting out of the comet's nucleus – its solid icy core. Spectrometry revealed that ...

The month wraps up with Venus dipping into gentle and hopelessly romantic Cancer on July 30, setting the stage for a sweet ...

The Oort cloud has sent its biggest comet yet towards the inner solar system, and it is travelling at an insane speed, releasing jets of carbon monoxide.

A groundbreaking discovery was recently made about the largest comet ever observed hurtling toward the sun from the Oort Cloud in the outer reaches of our solar system.

Astronomers discovered that C/2014 UN271, a massive comet more than 10 times larger than any known comet, is emitting jets of carbon monoxide gas from it's solid icy core.

Dean Regas chats with astronomer David Levy, unpacking the discovery of the famous Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. Listen in and find out how you can start chasing comets yourself.

He captured the first photographic spectrum of a comet, and later analysis of the imagery revealed cyanogen emissions at certain wavelengths.

One of the great things about astronomy is that it’s always full of surprises, especially when it comes to comets — you just can’t predict new ones. But there’s a lot of buzz around a ...

A Gigantic Megacomet Is Erupting as It Zooms through the Solar System Recent observations have revealed carbon monoxide venting from the largest comet ever seen, providing clues about its origins ...

“The Comet/Poppea” has started its five-performance run at Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City in New York. The performance is a 90-minute combination of Monteverdi’s 1643 opera “L ...