For this reason, astronomers regularly look for orbital changes each time comets return near the Sun and update those orbits as needed, leading to reference catalogs listing multiple orbits for ...

Meteor showers are some of the most spectacular celestial events of the year - here's how, where and when you can expect to look up and catch one where you live ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

A comet that orbits the Sun every 160,000 years will appear in the night sky this week, offering a rare chance The Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is expected to be the brightest comet in nearly 20 years ...

Comet and asteroid perihelions Unlike the fairly circular planetary orbits, comets and asteroids tend to follow orbits with very high eccentricities. They emerge from the farthest reaches of the ...

People in the northern hemisphere will be able to see Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars during the planetary parade. The next full moon will happen on Feb. 12. Known as the ...

It's responsible for the orbits of the planets and their satellites, but there are other forces that have shaped our planetary neighborhood. A new paper discusses how recoiling ice from comets can ...

in the constellation Cassiopeia and Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann, which orbits between Jupiter and Neptune. Here’s when you’ll see the next full moon, comets constellations and more.