The actual Great Comet of 1811 (which lasted into 1812) was visible for 260 days—the longest period for any comet until Hale–Bopp in 1997. In War and Peace, Pierre observes an “enormous and brilliant ...

Sung through in the style of an opera, the musical feels driven by a radiant, pulsing heartbeat that thrums through the ...

It’s a joy to experience GREAT COMET end-to-end, and for musical theater lovers that want to hear a complicated score ...

Theatergoers may not leave Writers Theatre’s magnificent regional premiere of “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812” ...

Right now, south of the equator, amateur astronomers are watching a comet that's just emerged from behind the sun. Soon, it ...

Director and choreographer Katie Spelman’s staging of “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812” is a formidable achievement for Writers Theatre. It’s a powerful, visually gorgeous ...

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

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

Matthew Dominick continues to wow us with impressive astrophotography from aboard the International Space Station.

Unistellar, a pioneer in intelligent telescopes, is once again mobilizing its entire community for a participatory ...

27, when it arrives at perihelion — the closest point in its orbit to the sun. The saga of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (pronounced Choo-cheen-SHAHN -ATLAS), is now coming down the home stretch.