Many comets visit the solar system fairly often, at least on a cosmic timescale. Halley's Comet, for instance, whizzes past ...
Comet C/2023 A3 making closest pass to Earth Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS has an 80,000 year orbit and, it just so happens, that it is now approaching its closest pass to Earth. On Wednesday ...
The comet—traveling about 44 million miles away—was observed from Earth for the first time earlier this month.
The "once-in-a-lifetime" comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS looks like it has grown a physics-defying second tail after reaching its closest point to Earth for more than 80,000 years, new photos reveal.
On Monday, just before 8 p.m., the much anticipated comet, which has reached its closest point to the Earth, put on a show for those who were watching in the Bay Area. C/2023 A3 was discovered ...
The cryovolcanic "centaur" comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has erupted four times in less than 48 hours, becoming unusually ...
A once-in-80,000-year sight made its closest approach to Earth this weekend before heading into the vast abyss of outer space. Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas made its closest approach to the ...
In 2021, Comet 67P made its closest approach to Earth in 200 years. The space rock may be speeding away from our planet ...
Above: Takaya Okada (Japan) observes Comet C/2023 A3 with his EVSCOPE2. In the background you can see the comet tracing its ...