G3 (ATLAS) is one of the few comets on record that became bright enough to be visible in the daytime without optical aid like ...

A blue comet streaks across the sky in New Mexico on Jan. 6, 2025. On Thursday, Jan. 30, at least 19 people from the Carolinas, Virginia and Maryland reported seeing a mysterious fireball in the night ...

Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) came three times closer to the sun than Mercury on January 13—and this may have changed it ...

Comet G3 ATLAS faced just such a perilous passage, reaching perihelion 14 million kilometers from the Sun on January 13th. SOHO's venerable LASCO C3 imager caught the comet near the Sun, as it topped ...

People in the northern hemisphere will be able to see Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars during the planetary parade. The next full moon will happen on Feb. 12. Known as the ...

The Moon meets the Red Planet’s rival in Scorpius, skims close to Saturn, and reaches New phase in the sky this week.

Because the period of an object does not depend on its mass, comets’ orbital periods remain unchanged due to mass loss.

Early 2025 is a good time for skygazing and spotting up to seven planets in the night sky – if you have a little help.

Since all the planets will be following the same general path across the sky, they're easier to spot than a random comet or ...

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is unfolding in South Africa as a rare comet, with an orbital period of about 160 000 years, makes its breathtaking appearance!