"Hale-Bopp has been a favorite of comet studies in part because it was one of the brightest comets seen." Comets — those small, icy objects orbiting the sun — act like floating time capsules ...

In a recent study, scientists developed a groundbreaking model to trace how the chemistry of one comet, known as "Hale-Bopp," has evolved over time. Ultimately, this endeavor managed to reveal ...

The image of Comet Hale-Bopp blazing across the night sky of 1997 has delighted casual stargazers and astronomers alike. It was first spotted in July 1995 by Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp, who ...

Some remain in the inner system for extended periods, becoming short-period comets that return to the Sun ... on the internet ...

"It is unpredictable." Even a comet's periodic return can vary. Hale-Bopp had a 4,200-year period, but thanks to a gravity assist from Jupiter it will be back in 2,4000 years. Sometimes a comet ...

The small photos of Comet Hyakutake and Comet Hale-Bopp in the initial color astrophoto montage do not do them justice. Here they have been reprocessed for a larger display. The photo of Comet ...

Astronomers say the comet could return in 80,000 years ... Other notable flybys included Neowise in 2020, and Hale-Bopp and Hyakutake in the mid to late 1990s.

It's One of the brightest comet seen in North America since Hale-Bopp in 1997. P-J photo by David Hecei A newly discovered comet is ... It will be about 7,000 years before the comet returns, “so I ...