The tail of the comet is created by light reflecting off of ice and rocks that are cast off as it flies past the sun. "This comet has actually had two tails — a front tail and a back tail — at ...

Above: Takaya Okada (Japan) observes Comet C/2023 A3 with his EVSCOPE2. In the background you can see the comet tracing its ...

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

While the two showers only produce around five visible meteors per ... Most meteor showers originate from the debris of ...

NASA and the European Space Agency’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spotted Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) as it made its ...

UPDATE - Monday, October 28, 2024 - Comet c/2024 s1 ATLAS was seen on SOHO's LASCO C3 coronagraph imagery diving towards the ...

How, when, and where to look to see Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) after sunset this Thursday, Oct. 31, with sky charts, ...

Don't miss the the celestial wonder on spectacular display on Tuesday night—if you do, you'll be waiting a while to see it ...

THE much-anticipated 'Halloween Comet' has been vaporised, in a sad day for amateur astronomers. Sun-grazing Comet C/2024 S2 ...

Comet A3 with anti-tail. Image: Stephen Kwong The quirk has ... If your nights are packed for the next two weeks, and you won’t get a chance to get a look, you might want to start berating ...

The Northern and Southern Taurid meteor showers grace the skies each year for more than two months and both branches will ...