It's a big month for astronomers, as a major meteor shower sparks up the night and the "comet of the century" nears Earth.
NASA STEREO-A satellite's SECCHI/HI-2 camera captured this imagery of Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) Credit: Space.com | footage ...
The Leonids and Southern and Northern Taurids meteor showers each reach their peaks sometime throughout November.
Comet A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS proved to be photogenic as it lit up the early autumn skies of the Northern Hemisphere this month.
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Orionids meteor shower can still be seen in the night sky. Here's ...
During the comet’s closest approach, Johnston — who sourced a model suggesting 7:12 a.m. to 8:06 a.m will be its brightest times — estimates it “will be bright enough to see during the daylight for ...
Dubbed by some as "the comet of the century," Tsuchinshan–ATLAS could possibly be the brightest comet of 2024, according to ...
According to NASA, a comet is a "cosmic snowball" made up of dust, rock and ice left over from the formation of the solar ...
In this October 13, 2024, image, Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is seen passing over NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in ...
There’s a chance a “Halloween” comet will become visible this week, with viewers having a chance to see the comet during the ...
The annual Orionid meteor shower is set to peak Sunday night into Monday at a rate of 10 to 20 meteors per hour. Here’s how ...
The comet—traveling about 44 million miles away—was observed from Earth for the first time earlier this month.