This special class is responsible for many of the most spectacular comets seen throughout history. Sungrazers are characterized by very small perihelion distances — meaning they pass extremely ...

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 ...

An “ancient” comet that won’t be seen again for tens of thousands of years will be visible Thursday night, after traveling from beyond the solar system to within its closest point to Earth ...

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 ...

Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas will be bright enough to see with the naked eye, so don't miss out on viewing this cosmic snowball this weekend. The comet will be closest to Earth on Saturday but should ...

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS is approaching its closest point to the Earth, meaning you'll be able to see something that ...

The comet will have a magnitude +0.9 tonight, according to Forbes, meaning it will be visible to the naked eye. For reference, the north star has a magnitude of around 2, meaning the comet is more ...

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.

A comet that was last viewed by the Neanderthals tens of thousands of years ago could be seen tonight, with astronomers calling it the “comet of the century”. Scientists have said Comet A3 ...

Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas, also known as C/2023 A3, is making its way towards Earth and is expected to be visible to the naked eye – meaning without a telescope or other equipment – on Wednesday ...

What does the comet's name mean? The comet making its appearance now derived its name from those who first discovered it last year, the Tsuchinshan, or "Purple Mountain," Observatory in China and ...