Astronomers and sky watchers have their fingers crossed that an approaching comet could put on a nighttime show on Earth next ...

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From late September until late November this year, a “mini-moon”, called 2024 PT5 by the astrologers who spotted it ...

ATLAS captured from the International Space Station.  The comet, designated C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, is currently making ...

Comets take the name of the discoverer, whether that be a human or an automated telescopic survey that robotically inspects ...

A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), discovered in January 2023, is on its way to becoming one of the most remarkable astronomical ...

Earth is getting a visitor in our orbit for a couple of months.It's nowhere near the size of our actual moon, but they're ...

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS originated from the Oort Cloud, a bubble of ice and dust that surrounds our solar system. It was ...

A video filmed by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick shows a rare glimpse of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS as seen from the International Space Station.

Image from Alexander Kluge's short film, “The Galactic Year” (Alexander Kluge Archive, Cornell University) Johann Sebastian ...

Everything you need to know about 2024's 'comet of the year,' C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), from when it will appear to ...

Say hello to 2024 PT5, Earth’s newest mini-moon. Expected to go into orbit of Earth for a couple of months from Sept. 29, ...