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The real science behind the mysterious 'Devil Comet' that's larger than Mount Everest and erupting for reasons scientists don't fully understand
The 12P/Pons-Brooks comet is passing by Earth for the first time in the 21st century.
Jessica Orwig,Charles R. Davis
The Eta Aquarids meteor shower is peaking, giving you the chance to see up to 40 shooting stars an hour. Here's how to watch.
This year, the Eta Aquarids meteor shower is set to be even more stunning than usual, with experts …
Marianne Guenot
A Millennium Falcon-shaped comet heading toward Earth is so bright you'll able to see it with your naked eye, say astronomers
The comet, known as Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, abruptly brightened 100-fold on July 20 as plumes of deb…
Ellie Zolfagharifard
A Never-Before-Seen Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend - Here's How To Watch
The best viewing will be between 2 to 4 a.m. EDT, according to NASA. Folks in the Northern Hemisphe…
Dina Spector
What you're really seeing during a meteor shower
Now some meteor showers are more spectacular than others, giving us anywhere from a few to over a h…
Nathaniel Lee,Jessica Orwig
A rare 'Devil comet' will appear during the 2024 total solar eclipse. Here's how to see the Mt. Everest-sized space rock.
Cryovolcanic Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, aka the Devil comet or Mother of Dragons comet, may be visible …
Ellyn Lapointe
Mysterious pits on this comet are actually enormous sinkholes
The team analyzed data collected by the Rosetta spacecraft, which began orbiting comet 67P/Churyumo…
Lydia Ramsey
The Hubble telescope caught an asteroid ripping itself to pieces due to the 'YORP effect'
The effect is something like a parent swinging a kid around by her arms; once the parent rotates fa…
Dave Mosher
A slight nudge from Jupiter will make the most popular meteor shower of the year twice as spectacular - here's how to watch
Perseid meteors are bright and fast, and often leave persistent trains, which is when the bright st…
Ali Sundermier
The Leonid meteor shower is peaking - here's the best time to look for shooting stars
"Perhaps the key work to remember in meteor observing is patience. Most meteor showers will not pro…
Dave Mosher
NASA has discovered hundreds of potential new planets - and 10 may be like Earth
Scientists wouldn't say too much about the 10 new planets, only that they appear to be roughly Eart…