Grab your binoculars: A comet that has fascinated scientists for five years approaches its closest distance from Earth this week — and you might be able to catch a glimpse. There’s a chance of ...

A "hyperactive" comet that is due to make its closest approach to Earth in less than two weeks' time will give scientists a window into the early days of our solar system billions of years ago. The ...

A huge comet that is entering the final stages of a multi-million year journey towards the sun has entered the inner part of our solar system and is due to make its closest pass to Earth in July.

An artist's impression showing K2-18b, the only known exoplanet that contains both water and temperatures that could support life. Image Credit: ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser Share This week, astronomers ...

A new investigation with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope into K2-18 b, an exoplanet 8.6 times as massive as Earth, has revealed the presence of carbon-bearing molecules including methane and carbon ...