The first was Comet C/1980 E1 (Bowell), which was put on a solar system escape path by an encounter with Jupiter on Dec. 9, 1980. "Our results show that the case of comet A117uUD is similar to ...

Artwork: The interstellar visitor was detected in our Solar System last year The first known comet to visit us from another star system has an unusual make-up, according to new research.

A new study published today in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society proposes that most comets in our Solar System are originally from alien star systems. The research also ...

Learn how you can see bright Jupiter from Earth, helped by its massive size and banded, reflective cloud tops, in December's ...

and stared back at the birth of our solar system. They were stunned by what they saw. Scientists have long known that the planets, comets, and other bodies orbiting the sun were born, some 4.5 ...

Decaying dark matter? The shell of dust around our solar system—as far out as ex-ninth planet Pluto—is most likely may be pollution from comets, claim the scientists. Comets orbit the Sun ...

Asteroids, comets, and meteors are all small solar system objects, but they differ in composition and behaviour.

NASA's NEOWISE reveals 15 years of cosmic discoveries, from asteroids to stunning infrared images, leaving a lasting legacy.

Lecturer, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology By analyzing the movements of ...