Astrophotographer Greg Meyer had just one hour to capture this iconic image of Comet 13P/Olbers and the Black Eye Galaxy (M64 ...

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A comet heading towards our planet might be visible to the naked eye in the next few months. The comet, named Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), was first discovered in early 2023, and has been ...

Astronomers using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have found a galaxy cluster has two streams of superheated gas.

M64 is a bit fainter than Olbers; the comet has been recently observed at magnitude 7.7, while the galaxy glows at magnitude 8.5. Compare the two — Olbers may appear rounder and more compact ...

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

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Comet 13P/Olbers isn't the only impressive target in this photo. Around 17 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices (Berenice's Hair) is a spiral galaxy, known as Messier 64 ...