Check a light-pollution map or find a Dark ... Draw an imaginary line straight to the horizon from Vega and make a coat-hangar shape on the left — the comet will be the hook to the side.
Comet Atlas has even developed an anti-tail, which Dahl explains appears to be a small, thin line in front of the comet but is not what it seems. "That tail kind of points in the direction of the ...
It isn't just hype, there is an actual chance of seeing another comet this month and the timing may line up perfectly with Halloween night. Comet ATLAS (C/2024 S1) is currently streaking towards ...
An ancient comet is gracing our night skies this month. Catch it now because it won’t be back for another 80,000 years. Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, discovered in 2023, is expected to be visible ...
Comet C/2023 A3, also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, has been in the evening sky for a week now. If you haven’t seen it, that’s understandable because there’s also been a bright Moon in the sky.
Have you seen comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS yet? If you've not been able to glimpse the bright, icy space rock that's traveled from the edge of the solar system, it's not too late. But you need to see ...
Named after the Tsuchinshan, or "Purple Mountain," Observatory in China and the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) telescope in South Africa, the comet was first discovered last ...
But there's still time to see this comet, and if you enjoy astronomy and all things space, then make sure to head outside soon since the next time this one comes back will be in 80,000 years.
A rare celestial event is lighting up the night sky this month as Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas makes its closest approach to Earth for the first time in roughly 80,000 years. The comet, designated C ...
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, also known as C/2023 A3 or simply Comet A3, has emerged as one of the most impressive naked-eye comets this year. As the sun dips below the horizon on Tuesday evening ...
In a recent study, scientists developed a groundbreaking model to trace how the chemistry of one comet, known as "Hale-Bopp," ...
A recently discovered comet that some stargazers had hoped to see during Halloween week has disintegrated before the day of ...