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Astronomers detected an explosive, green, city-sized 'devil comet' racing toward the center of our solar system, and at its core is a spiral.

An asteroid that passed close by Earth represents the greater threat of undetected space rocks potentially colliding with our planet.

Astronomers monitoring the massive volcanic comet that's the size of a small city have detected an outburst, making it a dozen times brighter.

A comet has made an unusual eruption that has resulted in it appearing to look like the fastest piece of junk in the galaxy, the Millennium Falcon.

A comet that last passed Earth around 50,000 years ago is making its way toward Earth, and it may even be visible to the naked eye.

An asteroid that was only discovered a few days ago, on January 21, is set to make a very close approach to Earth in the coming days.

January and February may feature an incredible cosmic sight for skywatchers as comet C/2022 E3 makes its first approach to Earth in over 50,000 years.

Scientists have discovered the largest potentially hazardous asteroid, which has a diameter of nearly a mile and has been dubbed a 'planet killer.'

NASA's asteroid-tracking database has confirmed the existence of a massive asteroid estimated to be nearly 2,500 feet wide approaching Earth soon.

Astronomers have been looking for near-Earth asteroids for many years, and so far, they have found tens of thousands, but how many are dangerous?

An asteroid that was only discovered days ago, estimated to be wider than two football fields, has made its approach to Earth.

An asteroid approximately the size of the Empire State Building will approach Earth later this week and be traveling 72,000 mph.

A comet that is estimated to be 11 miles wide has entered the inner solar system and will make its closest approach to Earth soon.

An astrophotographer has captured Comet C/2017 K2 entering our inner solar system, with its orbit bringing it close to Earth soon.

Astronomers have detected a comet that is estimated to be twice as large as Mount Everest approaching Earth relatively soon.

NASA has confirmed that the largest comet ever observed by a human is larger than expected and is making its way toward Earth.

A famous icy comet is making its way close to the Sun, and as it makes its approach with our star, the comet is falling apart.

A recently published paper has confirmed that a comet first observed in 2014 is the biggest comet any human has ever seen.

Researchers have found evidence of a comet narrowly missing Earth but still managing to cause devastating damage to the surface.

An expansion to the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) system allows it to scan the entire night sky every day.

The second-ever confirmed Earth Trojan asteroid, 2020 XL5, will stay at the L4 Lagrangian point for the next four thousand years.

NASA has its eyes on our solar system and is constantly looking for any asteroids that may pose a threat to our blue planet.

A New York-based filmmaker has created a real-life doomsday scenario to prank select individuals for Netflix's 'Don't Look Up'.

Comet Leonard is slowly making its way out of view, but before it vanishes completely, it has returned to life with some outbursts.

A meteor has exploded in the atmosphere over Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with an explosive force equivalent to thirty tons of TNT.

Scientists from the University of New South Wales have learned how dicarbon makes some comets glow green, but not their tails.

Comet Leonard's tail is experiencing a disconnection event, captured in this amazing photo, thanks to space weather disrupting it.

Comet Leonard has been spotted by a Chinese satellite, capturing fantastic footage through an aurora and meteor shower near Earth.

Two spacecraft have observed Comet Leonard on its way to its closest pass by the Sun yet, showing its path and bright tail.

A comet that has taken thousands of years to pass into our inner solar system is close to Earth, here's you can see it at home.

The brightest comet of 2021 is currently passing by Earth in a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event that you can see from home.

NASA recently confirmed that a once-in-a-lifetime comet will safely pass by Earth at speeds of up to 158,000 miles per hour.

A comet that no one alive today will ever see again is currently making its way past Earth, and its journey has been photographed.

The brightest comet of 2021 and a space object that won't be seen for around 80,000 years is seemingly behaving strangely.

NASA's database has confirmed that three massive asteroids will be approaching Earth in the last days of 2021. Earth is safe.

What is being described as 'likely to be 2021's best comet, and its brightest comet by year's end' will soon pass by Earth.

The largest comet that has ever been found with a telescope has just surprised researchers and will no doubt continue to do so.

NASA has posted a new video that's a part of its Planetary Defense series that reveals what NASA knows about asteroids and comets.

Bernardinelli-Bernstein (BB) is the largest comet ever observed, and its been active for a lot longer than previously thought.

A comet that hasn't approached Earth for about 70,000 years is going to come relatively close to Earth soon. Mark your calendars.

A NASA expert has revealed the difference between asteroids, comets, and meteors in a new video posted to its YouTube channel.

NASA is about to launch a spacecraft directly towards an asteroid, and the success of the mission depends on the last 60 minutes.

A man armed with a metal detector found a heavy rock back in 2015 and thought it was gold. It turned out to be much more valuable.

A famous comet has made its closest approach to Earth in November 2021 and won't come close to our planet for 200 years.

Astronomers observed an object flying through our Solar System at 26,000 mph, and it's stretching our definitions of space objects.

A NASA scientist that is a planetary defense expert has answered this question: 'What if an asteroid were going to hit Earth?'

Astronomers located what could be the largest comet ever discovered and found that it's heading towards Earth from deep space.

A new study has estimated the arrival time for the largest comet that has ever been discovered, comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein.

A world famous comet that was once landed on by the European Space Agency is making an extremely fast approach towards Earth.

Researchers have put forward an answer to why the asteroid named Phaethon is exhibiting comet-like activity in a new study.