Comets are frozen leftovers from the solar system’s formation. The reason comets have a tail is that it heats up as the comet swings toward the Earth. Barry Stevenson captured Comet Tsuchinshan ...

Named after the Tsuchinshan, or "Purple Mountain," Observatory in China and the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) telescope in South Africa, the comet was first discovered last ...

When their orbit takes them close to the sun they heat up, and then dust and gases form a tail that can stretch millions of miles away from the Sun. It’s a comet tail that brings us to our next ...

October's supermoon is the closest of the year and it's teaming up with a comet for a rare stargazing two-for-one CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- October's supermoon is the closest of the year and it's ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Our beautiful weather lately really has been nice, and it has made it even easier to see some neat things in the sky, like the northern lights last Thursday. Now, we've got ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP/WJW) — October’s supermoon is the closest of the year and it’s teaming up with a comet for a rare stargazing two-for-one. The third of four supermoons this year ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A rare comet, not to be seen for another 80,000 years, is visible in the Lowcountry sky for a short time in October. Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, or C/2023 A3, was first ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — October’s supermoon is the closest of the year and it’s teaming up with a comet for a rare stargazing two-for-one. The third of four supermoons this year ...

The comet has been visible to the naked eye with the right conditions since this weekend, but it is getting brighter each day leading up to this Saturday, Oct. 19, when it will be at its brightest.

Remember, if you snap a picture of this comet (and some of you already have!) send it to us at Report It. Comets are basically giant rocks that orbit the Sun. When their orbit takes them close to the ...