What did Mark Twain have in common with Genghis Khan and William the Conqueror? And how is this all tied into a Christmas Miracle? Well, much of this can be answered by a bright bulb of light, that ...

I/ATLAS is the fastest comet ever recorded and its interstellar! NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center explains. Credit: NASA's ...

In the autumn of 1577, a bright light blazed across the skies of Europe, Asia, and the Americas, igniting wonder, fear, and a revolution ...

Astronomers have identified 3I/ATLAS, an ancient, ice-rich interstellar comet potentially older than our solar system.

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In L.A. to talk about a new book, the astrophysicist, author, podcaster and all-around spokesman for science has stories to share.

New photos show that the recently discovered comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) developed a surprising golden glow after reaching its ...

Usually, sunlight makes cometary gases glow green from diatomic carbon (C2) or blue from ionized carbon monoxide (CO+). With ...

The comet could be older than our solar system. The comet is also distinct because nickel vapor was detected in the gas ...

The RAF Museum's last surviving short-fuselage de Havilland Comet 1XB, G-APAS, has been moved to the South Wales Aviation ...

What: Comet 3I/ATLAS reached perihelion on October 30, 2025. This special SETI Live explored what scientists have learned ...