Astronomers are on the verge of a groundbreaking leap in our understanding of the solar system, thanks to the highly ...

One study in the journal Nature found organic compounds of unexpected complexity exist throughout the Universe. Thus complex organic compounds are not the sole domain of life. They can be made ...

“Our job is to predict how things move in ... objects really look like asteroids in the images,” Farnocchia says. “But their motion is more similar to that of comets.” ...

One leading idea is that space rocks such as comets and asteroids delivered water to ... These small worlds can contain things such as rubble, ice and organic material as they fly through space.

New James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) findings are giving scientists a fresh look at an "oddball" space rock that has features similar to both comets and asteroids. Discovered in 1977, Chiron ...

These celestial objects orbit the sun between Jupiter and Neptune and have the characteristics of both asteroids and comets ... particularly fascinated by all things aquatic, paleontology ...

Astronomers have spotted seven new examples of a cosmic phenomenon known as dark comets that ... with unusual aspects similar to ‘Oumuamua that blurred the line between asteroids and comets.

TL;DR: NASA has discovered seven astronomical objects that resemble asteroids but exhibit comet-like behavior ... from interstellar space exhibited similar behaviors to 2003 RM made 2003 RM ...

A large concentration of asteroids forms a vast ring around our Sun, orbiting it between Mars and Jupiter. Fittingly, it’s called the main asteroid belt. Comets are icy bodies of dust and rocks that ...