The interstellar visitor may still have a few things to tell us before it leaves our solar system.

However, new research has revealed that an 11th-century English monk named Eilmer of Malmesbury actually recognized the comet ...

Astronomers suggest the honor should go to an 11th century monk known for a disastrous flying attempt.

In this episode of Physics World Stories, host Andrew Glester explores the fascinating hunt for pristine comets – icy bodies ...

The British astronomer and mathematician Edmond Halley was not, after all, the first to understand the cycle of the comet ...

The comet the world knows as Halley’s Comet may owe its “first to spot the pattern” credit to someone far earlier than Edmond Halley: an 11th-century English monk. New interdisciplinary research ...

Working on comet 3I/ATLAS: A French astronomer has gone viral after saying she “works on comet 3I/ATLAS,” sparking curiosity ...

Astronomers spotted comet C/2025 R3, potentially visible without telescopes. It will approach Earth and Sun in April 2026, creating a spectacular celestial show for global skywatchers and astronomy ...

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This comet could be part of the Kreutz family and is expected to flare dramatically as it sweeps past the Sun.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a young star flinging heat-formed crystals outward on a cosmic conveyor belt, ...