A comet that last passed Earth 80,000 years ago, when Neanderthals walked the Earth, will be visible to the naked eye ...

It's "one of the brightest comets in our lifetimes", and only becomes visible every 80,000 years, so no wonder the science ...

A “dirty snowball” from the distant icy cloud encircling our solar system passed by the Sun and Earth in autumn 2024. Earth-based observers scanning the night sky in autumn 2024 may witness a ...

For those excited to spot the comet with their own eyes, the recommended viewing strategy is to look to the western horizon ...

According to NASA, comets are cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock, and dust that are left over from the formation of the ...

Kopernik Observatory Executive Director Drew Deskur discusses how to view rare comet that will be visible in the Southern ...

A comet just discovered last year by observers will whizz past Earth from 44 million miles away but leave a trail of dust and ...

ATLAS, which should this weekend become a naked-eye object in the post-sunset sky from the northern hemisphere.

Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, a once-in-80,000-years sight, will pass within 44 million miles of Earth, making it watchable with the ...

The University of Alaska Fairbanks invites the public to view a celestial visitor that hasn’t traveled near Earth in at least ...

Be prepared for the most spectacular cometary visitor for northern climes since Comet Hale-Bopp in 1997, Nigel Henbest writes ...

Experience the brilliance of comet C/2023 A3, visible nightly this October, with its closest approach to Earth on October 12.