Right now, south of the equator, amateur astronomers are watching a comet that's just emerged from behind the sun. Soon, it ...
Astronomers and sky watchers have their fingers crossed that an approaching comet could put on a nighttime show on Earth next ...
In Japan, Autumnal Equinox Day is a national holiday. In Japanese, it’s known as Shubun no Hi (秋分の日), according to Coto ...
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 ...
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS originated from the Oort Cloud, a bubble of ice and dust that surrounds our solar system. It was ...
London is enjoying “summer’s last hurrah” before heavy rainfall is expected to drench the country over the weekend, the Met Office has said. Warm and bright conditions are expected to continue into ...
EARTH could collide with its deadly cosmic neighbour, Apophis, an asteroid 1,100ft (335m) wide, should a rare chain event ...
A chance encounter with another asteroid could steer Apophis destructively close to Earth during a future passage.