ESA’s Rosetta and Philae mission explored comet 67P, revealing secrets about the solar system’s formation and Earth’s origins ...

On November 12, 2014, a European spacecraft named Philae tried to land on Comet 67P. To say it was a bumpy landing would be ...

On 12 November 2014, after a 10-year journey through the solar system and over 500 million kilometers from home, Rosetta's lander Philae made space exploration history by touching down on a comet for ...

“Agents learned (he) illegally harvested a 15-point buck during illegal hours on Sept. 8 near Crossett, Ark. (and) then ...

Tuesday marks the tenth anniversary of a huge astronomical milestone: the first and only time we have landed on a comet. The ...

A recently discovered comet that some stargazers had hoped to see during Halloween week has disintegrated before the day of ghosts and ghouls. NASA confirmed Tuesday its sun-observing spacecraft ...

The Rosetta-Philae mission aimed to explore comet 67P in detail, but unexpected challenges changed the course of its success. From the initial landing issues to other technical troubles, explore what ...

A week after the northern lights were visible in the Mid-Atlantic, a rare comet made an appearance. But, if you missed it Wednesday, don’t worry; you still have a few more days to catch it.

The comet's dust trail was more visible in a Navy space telescope than any other. A dazzling comet left behind a dramatic dust tail as it swept around the sun, new photos reveal. C/2023 A3 ...

Comet ATLAS, nicknamed the 'Headless Comet,' might be seen on Halloween Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto via Getty Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet seen in Italy before sunrise on Sept. 27, 2024 Ghosts won't be ...

A headless Halloween comet looks to round out an October that's chock-full of celestial delights. Comet 2024 S1 (Atlas) is on track to make its close approach to the Sun on October 28, and is ...

There’s a chance a “Halloween” comet will become visible tonight, with also a possibility of seeing it during the daytime if it doesn’t break apart while approaching the sun, according to ...