UNDATED (WKRC) - A comet twice the size of Mount Everest will be passing the Earth, according to scientists. While the comet, called Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS), will not strike the planet, star gazers will be in for a treat. The comet will be closest to ...

During its 4.5-billion-year life span, Earth’s been hit by countless asteroids. (Despite Jupiter’s noble attempts at defending it.) But while it’s easy to imagine the damage they’ve done, just how big have they been? The two videos below from ...

A comet known as the "Devil Comet," twice the size of Mount Everest, is currently approaching Earth. This comet, scientifically labeled as 12P/Pons-Brooks, is a periodic comet with an orbital period of approximately 71 years and is one of only about 20 ...

Hubble Space Telescope observations have provided size estimates for the nucleus of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, ranging from 320 meters to 5.6 kilometers in diameter, though the nucleus itself remains unresolved. Hubble imagery reveals a dust plume ...

Yale astronomers have taken a new, close-up image of the interstellar comet 2l/Borisov. 2l/Borisov, first spotted this summer, continues to draw nearer to Earth and will reach its closest approach — about 190 million miles — in early December.

A massive comet, which has earned itself the nickname "Devil Comet," is charging towards Earth after an "erratic" outburst earlier this year. The comet, officially names 12P/Pons-Brooks, has fascinated astronomers for centuries and will be visible from ...

New observations by Hubble of the largest comet ever found are confirming its status as a titan of icy space objects. Comet C/2014 UN271 measures about 74 miles across, according to updated data, and weighs in at about 500 trillion tons. That’s really ...