Chiron is a class of comet-ish asteroids/asteroid-ish comets called centaurs – named after the half-human, half-horse hybrid ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time should spot many new "dark comets" after coming online in ...

G3 is set to dazzle Southern Hemisphere skywatchers in mid-January. Here’s everything you need to know about the 'New Year ...

Comet ATLAS G3 will be closest to the Sun on Jan. 13, 2025, but will mainly be visible only from the Southern Hemisphere.

A newly-discovered comet might light up the night sky in the coming weeks, possibly shining even brighter than the planet ...

A strange asteroid-comet hybrid that orbits between Jupiter and Neptune could reveal key details about the birth of our solar ...

In the distant space out beyond the orbit of Jupiter lurks a strange object. Its name is Chiron, a type of outer Solar System body known as a centaur. But even among its fellow centaurs, Chiron is ...

UCF researchers utilized the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover unique characteristics of (2060) Chiron, a distant "centaur" that exhibits traits of both a comet and an asteroid. These findings ...

In a new study my colleagues and I published in December 2024, we discovered two classes of these elusive dark comets. The solar system is teaming with small bodies such as comets and asteroids.

The Planetary Society website explained that the comet got its name "from how it was discovered. The '2024 G3' comes from it ...

Imagine setting off on a road trip that doesn’t just take you through charming towns, but through an entire solar system – ...