The cryovolcanic "centaur" comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has erupted four times in less than 48 hours, becoming unusually ...

This month: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is leaving the inner solar system but should be visible through binoculars or telescopes for a few more weeks. Venus keeps getting higher every night as the evening ...

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Stellar Stories Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS now a faint naked-eye object Moving across the constellation Ophiuchus in the evening ...

Earth is in constant danger of being hit by asteroids, leftover debris from the formation of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago ... astronomers set up several surveys, such as Atlas, in order to ...

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A comet is defined as an icy body that is small in size and can develop a ‘tail’ of gas as it approaches the Sun from the outer Solar System. The key traits of a comet are its nucleus, coma, and tail.

Find out how comets are connected to some of our favorite annual astronomy events with November's Night Sky Notes!

How, when, and where to look to see Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) after sunset this Friday, Nov. 1, with sky charts, ...

Like Icarus, Comet C2024 S1 flew too close to the sun and vaporized this week. Here's how the "Halloween comet" met its fiery ...