Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) was independently discovered by amateur astronomers Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp on July 23, 1995, at approximately 7 astronomical units from the Sun, initially presenting at ...

Comets — those small, icy objects orbiting the sun — act like floating time capsules, offering a window into the early days of our solar system's formation and holding clues about the origins of life ...