Meteor showers are extremely popular astronomical events, and understandably so, but did you know it's possible to see two of ...
The sky is a gray canvas backlit by the moonlight and dotted with blots of Christmas green and red. Giant, glowing orbs ...
The European Southern Observatory has prepared a Halloween treat for all astronomy enthusiasts: an extraordinary image of a dark nebula resembling a wolf's silhouette against a vibrant cosmic backdrop ...
The object – which has the full name C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) – was found last year but in recent weeks has passed close ...
A week after the northern lights were visible in the Mid-Atlantic, a rare comet made an appearance. But, if you missed it Wednesday, don’t worry; you still have a few more days to catch it.
There’s a chance a “Halloween” comet will become visible tonight, with also a possibility of seeing it during the daytime if it doesn’t break apart while approaching the sun, according to ...
A headless comet might be visible from our planet in the lead-up to the spookiest night of the year. The comet, named Comet ATLAS (C/2024 S1), is currently approaching the sun, and is due to pass ...
The comet "... has almost certainly disintegrated. There's probably not much left of its primary core." The latest update concerning "the other comet" of October 2024 — Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS ...
The newly discovered comet C/2024 S1, possibly a remnant of the Great Comet of 1106, will reach its closest approach to Earth on October 24. Expected to brighten the skies around Halloween ...
Comet A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS proved to be photogenic as it lit up the early autumn skies of the Northern Hemisphere this month. Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) has not disappointed photographers ...
Comet C/2023 A3 — better known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS — is fading in brightness as it speeds away from the Sun and Earth in the evening sky. It’s still visible to the naked eye in a dark sky ...