Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. A family looks in awe as the Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas, the C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas comet, the ... [+] brightest comet of the ...

“It should stay fairly prominent over the next few days as the fading comet is balanced out by the darker sky as it moves away from the sun until about Oct. 19 and Oct. 20," said astronomer D ...

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) from the Dark Sky Alqueva reserve in Portugal on Oct. 13, 2024 as the comet was displaying an 'anti-tail.' Miguel Claro ...

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is nearing Earth and getting brighter. By Katrina Miller Katrina Miller last wrote about a comet — Pons-Brooks — in April. Look up, stargazers: A comet discovered last ...

The "comet of the century" Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS has been delighting stargazers after reaching its closest point to Earth in more than 80,000 years over the weekend. The brightest ...

A comet that some are calling "the comet of the century" will soon be visible. Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS is approaching its closest point to the Earth, meaning you'll be able to see ...

Like Icarus, comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) met its demise after flying too close the sun. Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) is no more. On Monday (Oct. 28), the comet evaporated as it was heading toward ...

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 ...

A once-in-many-lifetimes comet is zipping by Earth right now. Comet C/2023 A3 — known simply as Comet A3 — was first discovered last year and was first visible in the night sky earlier this ...

A NASA and European spacecraft watched as a newly discovered comet dubbed the "Halloween comet" met its demise after its close approach to the Sun. According to NASA, the SOHO spacecraft captured the ...

If you want to see what people are calling "the comet of the century," your last chance is coming up soon, as it will most likely not be visible with the naked eye anymore after this weekend.

Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A comet nicknamed the “Halloween comet” disintegrated on Monday during its closest approach of the ...