Stories about: comets  

The climate event started occurring around 13,000 years ago

It may have stolen many Oort Cloud objects from other stars

A NASA spacecraft produces datasets that doubt the theory

The comet somehow survived an encounter with the Sun

Lovejoy somehow managed to survive its fiery encounter with the Sun

The inaptly-named Lovejoy is heading straight for the Sun

NASA is developing new technologies for studying comets

The rocks and dust are nowhere to be found, the agency admits

The object was only recently discovered by astronomers

The gamma-ray burst was first observed late last year

Experts dissipate lingering fears that the object might return

The event is reminiscent of the Late Heavy Bombardment

The debris passed near our planet without causing damage

An astronomer claims the tracks are still visible to date

Previously, experts thought a single blow was to blame

The finding could imply that our oceans are extraterrestrial in origin

The ensuing explosion was apparently not its doing