The image of Comet Hale-Bopp blazing across the night sky ... insights into the understanding of the origin of our solar system. Infrared observations revealed that Hyakutake's nucleus is loaded ...

A newly observed interstellar comet is the most pristine visitor from outer space ever seen in our Solar System ... said that only one other comet - Hale-Bopp, discovered by amateur astronomers ...

And high above, comet ... solar wind is doing out there." Alan Hale was on the phone. Again. Giving driving directions so that a TV crew could find his house. Again. The co-discoverer of comet ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Prepare to spot a rare, bright comet. The space rock is slinging toward Earth from the outer reaches of the solar system ... Neowise in 2020, and Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake in ...

On March 22, 1997, a super bright comet by the name of Hale-Bopp made its closest approach to Earth. It was bright enough for people to see without telescopes or binoculars for over 18 months.

The small photos of Comet Hyakutake and Comet Hale-Bopp in the initial color astrophoto montage do not do them justice. Here they have been reprocessed for a larger display. The photo of Comet ...

More than just dazzling streaks of light as meteors, these ancient fragments are among the oldest materials in our solar system, originating from planets, asteroids, and comets. Most meteorites ...