LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KTLA) – This time last year, skygazers were treated to the “Christmas Star,” when Jupiter and Saturn aligned and appeared the closest together from Earth’s vantage point in nearly ...

A comet first observed more than 70 years ago has returned for one of its periodic visits — and this flyby of the "Christmas comet" is one of the closest in recent history. The comet, 46P/Wirtanen, ...

Look into the night sky Sunday and you just might see a bright, fuzzy ball with a greenish-gray tint. “The fuzziness is just because it’s a ball of gas basically,” Tony Farnham, a research scientist ...

Just six days before Christmas, sky-watchers have a rare treat as the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS passes close to Earth. Only the third confirmed object from beyond our solar system, 3I/ATLAS offers ...

“Understanding ISO origins provides a deeper context for interpreting their physical and chemical properties,” noted Shokhruz Kakharov of Harvard University. Such remarks encapsulate the scientific ...