Comet
NASA releases images of comet 3I/ATLAS, rejects alien spacecraft 'rumors'
While the comet's precise point of origin remains unclear, the NASA scientists said they believe it hails from a solar system older than our own, which formed about 4.5 billion years ago.
A new guest in the cosmic neighborhood: The possible extraterrestrial origins of 3I/ATLAS
Are dark comets Earth's 'life delivery' couriers? We now know about 14 of them in the solar system
Comet hits Earth's atmosphere, flies over Spain, Portugal before burning up - ESA
Comet twice the size of Mount Everest to pass by Earth next month
Dubbed C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS), this collossal comet will make its closest approach to Earth on July 14 and will be close to the Sun on December 19.
Largest comet ever seen is longer than Connecticut - study
The comet, C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein), is over 128.7 kilometers in diameter and has a mass of around 500 trillion tons. It won't hit us, but it will help us understand the Oort Cloud.
Comet explosion may have ended ancient Native American culture - study
No one knows why the Hopewell culture, stretching from Lake Ontario to parts of Florida, mysteriously ended in around 500 CE – but a comet airburst could be the answer.
See all asteroids near Earth with NASA's new real-time tool
The interactive tool pictures the solar system and various planets within, with orbits indicated, as well as several asteroids and comets that classify as near-Earth objects (NEOs).
Comet to fly by Earth in mid-December - can we see it from Israel?
C/2021 A1 (Leonard), also known as Comet Leonard, will be closest to the Earth on December 13, but spotting it in the sky from Israel will be hard.
How an asteroid can fizz like a comet - study
The primary difference between asteroids and comets is that the latter contains lots of different ices, whereas asteroids are mainly made of rock.
Comet NEOWISE raises hopes for spectacular night show
According to The Sky Live, as of Monday, NEOWISE will be visible to the naked eye in Israel at about 4:08 a.m., one hour and 30 minutes before sunrise. The time will change as the comet moves.
NASA scientists get look inside comet from outside Earth's solar system
Since the comet 2I/Borisov was first observed entering our solar system in 2019, it has intrigued scientists as a time capsule from another sector of the universe.
Interstellar comet to make closest approach to Earth this weekend
The comet will pass through the constellations Crater and Hydra as it passes 180 million miles from Earth. As a reference, that's twice the distance between the Earth and the Sun.
