Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. View of the Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet on Sept. 30, 2024, from Monfrague National Park in Spain. Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via ...

In the farthest reaches of our solar system, beyond the familiar planets and even the icy Kuiper Belt, lies a mysterious ...

This hyperbolic Oort Cloud comet, on an inbound journey spanning millions of years, reached perihelion, closest position to ...

A team of astronomers has made a groundbreaking discovery by detecting molecular activity in comet C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein)—the largest and second most distantly active comet ever ...

The mysterious cloud of space rocks and debris at the edge of the solar system may have spiral arms, making it resemble a mini galaxy, a new study says. The Oort cloud is a theoretical debris shell at ...

Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos), originating from the edge of the Solar System, is set to grace Indian skies in a once-in-a-lifetime event.

The human mind may find it difficult to conceptualize a cosmic cloud so colossal it surrounds the Sun and eight planets as it extends trillions of miles into deep space. The spherical shell known as ...

Feb. 23 (UPI) --A shell of icy objects at the edge of the solar system known as the Oort cloud has a pair of spiral arms that resemble a miniature galaxy, new research suggests. Until now, the shape ...

New research may shine a light on part of outer space's great mysteries: the Oort Cloud. The Oort Cloud is the name given to a theorized group of potentially trillions of icy objects on the edge of ...

An artist rendition of comet C/2014 UN271, the largest known comet in the Oort Cloud. Credit: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO/M.Weiss A team of astronomers has made a groundbreaking discovery by detecting molecular ...