A massive comet is heading towards Earth and the inner solar system. Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) doesn’t pose a threat to Earth itself, but the massive comet will be a treat for sky watchers.
Our solar system is full of objects much smaller than planets and moons, and sometimes they show up in the strangest places. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has spotted what appears to be a comet hanging out near the group of asteroids corralled by Jupiter. A comet has never been spotted in this location before, and …
It’s largely agreed upon in the scientific community that a massive impactor was what ultimately doomed the dinosaurs to extinction. Where that object came from has been the subject of debate, but Harvard scientists have proposed a possible explanation. A team of researchers from the university offers the theory that the impactor originated near the …
Scientists have spotted an aurora coming from a comet for the first time ever. The comet, 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, has an aurora of far-ultraviolet light that can’t be seen by the naked eye. The aurora was spotted by the Rosetta spacecraft which was launch back in 2004 and spent years catching up to the comet in space. …
The comet known as NEOWISE was captured by time-lapse images from the International Space Station, and it’s now been made into a stunning 4K video. The comet was barely visible when it was headed toward the Sun but after it appeared on the other side of its flyby it was much brighter. The comet was …
A comet detected by NEOWISE called C/2020 F3 made a trip around the Sun after first being detected in late March. The comet made its trip near the star and is now bright enough for us to see from Earth. You can see it for yourself, and binoculars or a small telescope will make things …
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured images of a comet in the midst of fragmentation. Observations of comets as they break up are incredibly rare, and scientists are eager to study and compare the Hubble images in order to learn more about how the process unfolds. The comet, C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) was only just spotted …
Oumuamua, the first interstellar object spotted by mankind, might be a fragment of a planet that was torn apart by its star. Researchers ran simulations to try to explain the object’s bizarre, cigar-like shape. First spotted in late 2017, Oumuamua is speeding out of our solar system as we speak. Visit BGR’s homepage for more …
It’s now been over a month since an amateur astronomer spotted what is now believed to be the second interstellar object ever observed by mankind. The gassy chunk of space debris is thought to be a comet, and it’s been named 2I/Borisov in honor of its discoverer, Gennady Borisov. Now, with the comet getting so …
Astronomers spotted an interstellar object passing through our solar system last month. It was only the second time scientists have ever detected such an object, and after some intense investigation, the object — now believed to be a comet or comet-like body — was documented and named for the amateur astronomer who first spotted it. …
