A new study challenges traditional spin-statistics assumptions in ion-atom charge exchanges, revealing unexpected dynamics in C3+ and helium collisions and opening new avenues in quantum reactivity.

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.

If you spotted comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) in person, or seen photos online this October, you might have been ...

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) from the Dark Sky Alqueva reserve in Portugal on ...

The internet is brimming with impressive photos of comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), but we are still waiting for an ...

The internet is flooded with impressive photos of comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), but we are still waiting for a sight ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A dazzling comet left behind a dramatic dust tail as it swept around the sun, new photos reveal.

Whatever is currently happening with comet C/2024 S1 ATLAS is remarkable. On October 19 at 3:00 UT it was 7m5 bright, showed a 230” coma and an 1° ion tail at pa 258. Image taken with 12"/3.6 ...

In the photo taken over Dexter, you can clearly see the dust tail of Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS pointing toward the top of the frame. A second, fainter tail, called the ion tail, is also ...

A rare, once-in-a-lifetime comet graced skies across Greater Cincinnati ... including the long tail. Looked like faint smudge and you would not know it was there unless you were trying to see ...

“Straight between them is [the] comet.” It’s the fuzzy dot with a tail, Handron said. The three — Venus, Arcturus and the comet — make a triangle in the sky, said Sandhya Rao, professor ...

They heat up as they swing toward the sun, releasing their characteristic streaming tails. In 2023, a green comet that last visited Earth 50,000 years ago zoomed by the planet again. Other notable ...