Comet C/2023 P1, Nishimura visible from Earth. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech | edited by Space.com Newsom calls special session to ...

Comets have long been seen as omens and portents, and it's easy to understand why. They first appear as faint smudges of ...

Comet C/2023 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is putting on a once-in-a-lifetime show. Here's how to see it before it leaves.

However, as of Oct. 14, new data suggests the comet's path may take it out of the solar system altogether, meaning this could be the only time people on Earth can gaze upon the comet. According to ...

The comet’s path will take it higher and higher in the night sky until around Halloween night, when it will start to dim and become more challenging to see with the naked eye. The Comet C/2023 ...

The so-called "Halloween comet" vaporized as it flew within 1 million miles of the sun on Monday, its destruction captured by ESA and NASA observers.

The estimate on this particular comet is that if it is in a stable orbit, its last path to the inner solar system was about 80,000 years ago.' While comets often appear as a flaming fireball in ...

As the days go on, the comet is moving away from the sun and toward its path through space once again. This means the comet will be dimmer with each passing night, so it's best to plan ahead to ...