Over the year, Rosetta recorded up to two bathtubs' worth of water vapor and 2,200 pounds (1,000 kilograms) of dust escaping the comet's surface every second, all of which formed its signature, ...
ATLAS now a faint naked-eye object Moving across the constellation Ophiuchus in the evening sky, Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan ...
The planet Jupiter has no solid ground – no surface, like the grass or dirt you tread here on Earth. There’s nothing to walk ...
Both meteor showers— referred to by NASA as the “Halloween Fireballs”—are caused by debris from Comet Encke entering the ...
From a readily visible comet to a regularly scheduled supermoon, October’s night sky was busier than usual, topped off with ...
Comet ATLAS (C/2024 S1) was hoped to be visible to the naked eye in the next few days, but unfortunately disintegrated as it skimmed past the sun.
A recently discovered comet that some stargazers had hoped to see during Halloween week has disintegrated before the day of ...
You can read more about the Skywatch at the club’s website, sjac.us, including a go-no go decision on the afternoon of the big day. If the weather is not going to be good that night, there’s a ...
Spooky season is upon us and so is the Headless Halloween Comet which is set to light up the sky from 28 October to 31 and could remain visible until December. Here's all you need to know about it.
The passage of Comet C/2023 A3 presented an opportunity to gain insights into the near-Sun environment and solar space weather.
A week after the northern lights were visible in the Mid-Atlantic, a rare comet made an appearance. But, if you missed it Wednesday, don’t worry; you still have a few more days to catch it.
Comet ATLAS is more likely to simply disappear into the solar glare in the upcoming days. It has already shown indications that it is gradually breaking apart, which could be the main reason why it is ...