The British Astronomical Association has reported an exceptionally powerful explosion of Comet 29P. On December 8, the comet brightened 16 times and ejected a significant amount of cryomagma ...

Post the explosion, its remnants don't disperse into space; instead, they hover around the comet's core. Consequently, for a while, its shape may either resemble a Star Wars spaceship or a ball ...

At first glance, the Atacama Desert in northern Chile looks like a forgotten wasteland. It's one of the driest places on Earth, with a climate so arid that few animal species can survive.