New evidence suggests that about 12,000 years ago, a comet which had possibly already broken into several pieces, exploded over the Atacama Desert in Chile. The heat from the explosion fused soil over ...

An ancient fireball that blasted by a massive desert in Chile some 12,000 years ago created slabs of twisted glass that measure up to a foot and a half in length. That's according to a newly published ...

A piece of a comet decided to take a fatal dive into the Earth’s atmosphere, causing a bright flash and explosion tens of kilometers above the ground. The luminous celestial event passed across the ...

Vast patches of glassy rocks found across the Chilean Atacama Desert may have been formed due to intense heat from a comet exploding in the Earth’s atmosphere about 12,000 years ago, a new study has ...

The comet will come much closer to Jupiter in March, zipping within 33 million miles. It will be the mid-2030s before it ...

Stunning new photos show the pieces of the "other ATLAS," C/2025 K1, breaking apart in space after the golden comet suddenly exploded earlier this month. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

Nov. 15, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Researchers have found evidence that particles emitted by the sun may have helped give Earth its seas and oceans. The team included Hope Ishii, a research professor with the Hawaii Institute of ...

The internet is alight with speculation, fuelled by dramatic social media posts claiming that the cosmic visitor, the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, has met a fiery, spectacular end near the Sun. Users ...

Even with a bright Moon spoiling the view, a visitor from another star system is making its presence known. Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1 ATLAS) is not just passing through; it is actively ...