Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A comet nicknamed the “Halloween comet” disintegrated on Monday during its closest approach of the ...

BOSTON - It isn't often that we get the chance to see a comet with the naked eye. But, in a year already filled with so many astronomical treats, it looks like we will be able to add a comet to ...

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is nearing Earth and getting brighter. By Katrina Miller Katrina Miller last wrote about a comet — Pons-Brooks — in April. Look up, stargazers: A comet discovered last ...

The comet, which will be visible to the naked eye, orbits the sun roughly once every 80,000 years—the last time it passed Earth humans were just migrating out of Africa. Comet A3 seen from ...

Prepare to spot a rare, bright comet. The space rock is slinging toward Earth from the outer reaches of the solar system and will make its closest pass on Saturday. It should be visible through ...

UPDATE: Early eye-witness reports indicate that comet A3 is not yet a naked-eye object. It’s best seen by taking images, which you can learn more about doing here. With a new moon, the pre-dawn ...

Talk about a Halloween treat. A recently discovered comet will be blazing by the Earth in broad daylight just in time for Halloween, astronomers say. Comet C/2024 S1, first found at the end of ...

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is on its way to brighten up the night sky — and the best is yet to come. Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is arriving at its projected pinnacle of brightness, followed by a ...

Prepare to spot a rare, bright comet. The space rock is slinging toward Earth from the outer reaches of the solar system and will make its closest pass Saturday. It should be visible through the ...

Help us keep bring these critical stories to light. Your support makes all the difference. A comet that visits the solar system every 80,000 years is set to pass Earth in the coming days ...

New Yorkers should take some time to look up at the night sky this week as there's a chance to see a once-in-a-lifetime comet passing by. A combination of the two places of discovery led to its ...

Tonight, stargazers will have the chance to spot what could be the most impressive comet of the year. Comet A3, also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, has come to be known as the "comet of the century ...