One of the most unusual comets in the solar system is due to make its closest approach of the Earth today.
The remarkable spectacle, known as the CG 4 cometary globule, is situated 1,300 light years from Earth.
The enormous comet is thought to have a nucleus 50 times larger than would normally be expected.
A new study has indicated that a Syrian village was destroyed by debris from a comet 13,000 years ago.
Scientists have moved to debunk the claim that the coronavirus fell to Earth on a comet or asteroid.
It is often suggested that alien life could have reached Earth on a comet, but what about the other way around ?
NASA has released two new images showing interstellar comet Borisov traveling through our solar system.
Astronomers have determined that comet 2I/Borisov could be carrying water from a distant solar system.
Astronomers have revealed that comet 2I/Borisov is remarkably similar to comets from our own solar system.
An amateur astronomer has discovered what is believed to be a comet that has come from a distant solar system.
Originally classed as an asteroid, the object known as 'Oumuamua is now believed to be a comet.
A bizarre new theory proposes that octopus embryos arrived on Earth on a comet millions of years ago.
For the first time ever, astronomers have spotted what is thought to be a visitor from a distant star system.
Scientists now believe that the mysterious 1977 space signal had actually come from a passing comet.
Symbols found at Gobekli Tepe seem to confirm that a comet struck the Earth in the year 10,950 B.C.
ESA's Rosetta spacecraft has gone out in a blaze of glory by deliberately colliding with comet 67P.
The Rosetta spacecraft has finally managed to locate its companion probe on the surface of comet 67P.
After a year without communication, scientists have finally said goodbye to Philae for the last time.
A British company has created a peculiar new perfume which matches the otherworldly aroma of comet 67P.
ESA's Rosetta spacecraft has made a significant new discovery within the atmosphere of its new home.