The cryovolcanic "centaur" comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has erupted four times in less than 48 hours, becoming unusually ...

Quite a few comets pass through Earth's orbits every year, but the so-called devil comet earned a rather unique nickname.

Notably, the latest explosions are the most violent in more than three years. Comet 29P is not only a centaur, a rare group of comets, but also a cryovolcanic, or a cold volcano comet, numbering only ...

Its recent eruptions mark the most intense activity seen in over three years. 29P is unique not only as a centaur but also as a cryovolcanic, or “cold volcano” comet, one of only a few hundred known ...

A student-led project comparing satellite images of the Arctic has discovered that a small Russian island has recently vanished after "completely melting" away. A group of school kids and college ...

The Universe hosts extreme environments, from the coldest temperatures to the most energetic sources. Extreme objects such as supernova remnants, pulsars or active galactic nuclei produce charged ...

No body in our Solar System is as dynamic and complex as the Sun. In order to understand as many of its caprices as possible, the ESA’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft set off in February 2020 with a total ...

The lava flow running east is the one produced in January-March. The blacker ash covers around 20km>sup>2 in this image. That suggests a volume of 0.01 to 0.001 km 3: no more than a VEI 2. The convent ...