International Space Station Commander Dan Burbank captured spectacular imagery of Comet Lovejoy as seen from about 240 miles above the Earth's horizon on Wednesday, Dec. 21. Today Burbank described seeing the comet two nights ago as "the most amazing thing I have ever seen in space," in an intervie...

The European spacecraft Rosetta has become the first ever to catch up with a comet. It is a landmark step in a decade-long mission that scientists hope will help unlock some of the secrets of the solar system. Rosetta will accompany comet 67P/Churymov-Gerasimenko on its trip around the sun and land ...

"Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812" is a rock opera stylized with pop effects. Its classical leanings indicate an influence by decadent Russian art songs. It sounds like Tolstoy meets "The Threepenny Opera." The script is an adaptation of Volume 2, Part 5 of Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Pe...

The robot lander Philae has sent back to Earth the first image taken on the surface of a comet more than 500 million kilometers away.

The Perseid Meteor Shower is produced by debris from the 109P/Swift-Tuttle comet. In 2018, Perseids will peak on the night of 12 August into the morning of 13 August, starting around 10 pm local time.