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

BOSTON - It isn't often that we get the chance to see a comet with the naked eye. But, in a year already filled with so many astronomical treats, it looks like we will be able to add a comet to ...

Comet NEOWISE made its closest approach to our star on July 3, coming within the orbit of Mercury. “A smaller or weaker comet would have crumbled under the pressure,” said Amy Mainzer ...

NEW YORK — Prepare to spot a rare, bright comet. The space rock is slinging toward Earth from the outer reaches of the solar system and will made its closest pass on Saturday. It should be ...

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 ...

An ancient comet is gracing our night skies this month. Catch it now because it won’t be back for another 80,000 years. Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, discovered in 2023, is expected to be visible ...

A 60-year-old tribute to America's first human spaceflight program is standing up to the test of time, but what about the ...

A comet, discovered last year, is orbiting Earth through late October and won't return for 80,000 years. This week will be another busy one. Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) will likely remain ...

17, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas makes an appearance in the western night sky as amateur photographers Nolan Letellier, left, and Link Jackson ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A rare comet was spotted streaking across the Colorado sky the past two nights, with sightings anywhere from Highlands Ranch to South Park. According to NASA, the comet, known as Comet ...

Comet C/2023 A3, also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, has been in the evening sky for a week now. If you haven’t seen it, that’s understandable because there’s also been a bright Moon in the sky.