Astronomers discovered that C/2014 UN271, a massive comet more than 10 times larger than any known comet, is emitting jets of ...

I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the ...

The comet's coma "has a distinctive green color in photographs due to its chemical composition," Space.com reports, adding that the color "suggests the presence of diatomic carbon, or dicarbons." ...

Comets reflect different colors of light due to their current positions in orbit and chemical compositions. In this 30 second exposure, a ...

Nishimura, a newly discovered comet – green in color and about a half-mile in size – will reach its closest point to Earth on next week before racing around the sun and back out into space.

In January 2023, a comet dubbed C/2022 E3 (ZTF) captured the attention of people around the world because of its color, receiving the nickname "the green comet" for its emerald hue. The color ...

The Bernardinelli-Bernstein comet, located in the Oort Cloud, was observed by the ALMA to record the first evidence of active ...

Green comet to pass by Earth for first time in 50,000 years 02:17. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - In the next few weeks, something very neat will be appearing in the night sky.

C/2022 E3 (ZTF) comet is visible with the naked eye from certain locations. ... However it had remained a mystery for decades why the green colour glow never reached these comets’ tails.

When you hear the word comet, you might imagine a bright streak moving across the sky. You may have a family member who saw a comet before you were born, or you may have seen one yourself when ...

A recently discovered comet, named C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, makes its closest approach of Earth on Saturday. The comet’s next appearance may be in 80,000 years.

The 'comet of the century' will soon be gone for another 80,000 years, but you can still see it this weekend. Here's how. ... greyish-white in color." ...