Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is rapidly approaching Earth, giving skywatchers an extremely rare opportunity to spot the sparkly comet Davide Pischettola/NurPhoto via Getty Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) is ...
The small, icy visitor now racing away from the inner solar system is not just another comet. It is an interstellar object, ...
We humans are a curious bunch. Whenever we come across something unfamiliar, our minds naturally start filling in the blanks about what it could be. That’s exactly what’s happening with comet 3I/ATLAS ...
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest Earth pass early on Dec. 19. Here's what astronomers know about its origin and speed.
Lucky are those who have seen a great naked-eye comet, one with a head and tail so intense that you need only look up to see it. It’s a rarity: On average, such a comet — brighter than magnitude 0 — ...
NASA issued information Thursday about Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3, which will be passing Earth as it approaches the point nearest the sun during its 5.5 year orbit. Astronomers have been ...
Comet‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌ 3I/ATLAS is just the third object that we know of that has been observed to pass through our solar system from interstellar space; hen.
If you can get yourself someplace that has a clear view of sunset this evening, take the opportunity: You're likely to see the brightest comet in a generation as it's reaching its peak. Yes, Comet ...
On Jan. 12, NASA astronaut Don Pettit on the International Space Station sent back an image of comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS). A comet that hasn’t been in the inner solar system for around 180,000 years and ...
The Devil Comet is making an appearance after taking a 71-year trip around the sun. To learn more about the comet, I spoke with Beck Ramotowski, former vice president of The Albuquerque Astronomical ...