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 ...
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 ...
An “ancient” comet that won’t be seen again for tens of thousands of years will be visible Thursday night, after traveling from beyond the solar system to within its closest point to Earth ...
Now through the end of October, a comet labeled Tsuchinshan-ATLAS or (C/2023 A3) will be a temporary visitor to our regular starry skies. This comet only passes by Earth once every 80,000 years ...
From a readily visible comet to a regularly scheduled supermoon, October’s night sky was busier than usual, topped off with t ...
BOSTON - Comet Atlas has been flirting with Massachusetts. It began very low in the eastern horizon a few weeks ago and now it has reappeared in the west in the evenings. However, until now ...
A once-in-a-lifetime comet is currently making a pass by our Sun − and for the next few days, it's visible in the night sky. Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) appeared in the morning sky late ...
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 rare comet - the brightest one of the year - is creating quite a buzz with its appearance in our skies this month. So why are so many people having trouble seeing it? Don‘t take it personally ...
This month sees a very special visitor to the skies over Earth: a comet that only passes by once every 80,000 years. The last time this comet passed Earth, Neanderthals populated the planet ...
A view of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS), along with the faint anti-tail. Image: Michael Kieran As Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) barrels its way through space, some have gotten a ...