Comets

Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers discovered the first known case of water vapor around a comet in the main asteroid belt (the region of the Solar System located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter). This was reported by Engadget. It is noteworthy that this is already ... Read more

The first interstellar object ever discovered in our solar system, known as ‘Oumuamua, has generated enormous interest and controversy since it was spotted in October 2017. Now, a pair of scientists have presented a robust natural explanation that accounts for ‘Oumuamua’s strangest behaviors, including its puzzling speed boost as it ... Read more

During the Stone Age, when Neanderthals lived alongside Homo sapiens, our ancestors may have been delighted by the light of a C/2022 E3 (ZTF) comet, also known as the Green Comet, which will once again be observable from Earth. The comet’s highly elliptical orbit means it took about 50,000 years ... Read more