A comet discovered last year — known as C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS — is set to make a close approach to Earth in the coming days. The snowy dirtball is nearly 2 miles in diameter and its tail of dust ...

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 the ...

The comet will make for an autumn treat today. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is still ...

I squinted at the western sky just after dark Monday night and barely caught sight of the misty-looking tail of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS). It makes me wish I was in a spacecraft with a can't ...

A rarely-seen comet with a reputation for colorful flare-ups is once again visible from Earth. Even more unusual is that the latest arrival of the comet — known officially as 12P/Pons-Brooks — ...

After this summer, the comet's next close approach will be in 2094. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. After 69 years of gliding ...

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Our solar system has a new resident you might soon be able to see with the naked eye — if the sun doesn't destroy it first. A comet passing Earth may be visible without a telescope or other viewing ...

Adding to this year’s spectacular skywatching events—like the total solar eclipse and the Blaze Star that might soon erupt as a nova—a comet will dazzle the night skies as it passes by Earth this week ...

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