"Hale-Bopp has been a favorite of comet studies in part because it was one of the brightest comets seen." Comets — those small, icy objects orbiting the sun — act like floating time capsules ...

The internet is flooded with impressive photos of comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), but we are still waiting for a sight ...

The last frozen ice ball that gave us a big show was Hale-Bopp, a comet that was visible for nearly 18 months around its closest approach to Earth in 1997. Officially designated C/2020 F3 ...

In 2023, a green comet that last visited Earth 50,000 years ago zoomed by the planet again. Other notable flybys included Neowise in 2020, and Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake in the mid to late 1990s.

In 2023, a green comet that last visited Earth 50,000 years ago zoomed by the planet again. Other notable flybys included Neowise in 2020, and Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake in the mid to late 1990s.

The brightest comet to cross our planet's skies since Hale-Bopp in 1997, according to EarthSky, the icy visitor was already notable. However, A3 just became even more special. In new photos and ...

In 2023, a green comet that last visited Earth 50,000 years ago zoomed by the planet again. Other notable flybys included Neowise in 2020, and Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake in the mid to late 1990s.

In 2023, a green comet that last visited Earth 50,000 years ago zoomed by the planet again. Other notable flybys included Neowise in 2020, and Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake in the mid to late 1990s.

Comets often are named after the scientist or spacecraft that discovered it. The Hale–Bopp comet was named after Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp who discovered the comet separately on July 23rd ...

In a recent study, scientists developed a groundbreaking model to trace how the chemistry of one comet, known as "Hale-Bopp," ...

In 2023, a green comet that last visited Earth 50,000 years ago zoomed by the planet again. Other notable flybys included Neowise in 2020, and Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake in the mid to late 1990s.