It will reach perihelion, or its closest approach to the sun, on Jan. 13, and come within 8.4 million miles of the solar surface. Some comets disintegrate from the heat.

The Moon will reach its closest approach to Earth today (perihelion) before it starts moving away again. The orbit of the Moon isn't perfectly circular and ranges from about 221,450 miles all the ...

On this night, the moon will be 11% full, and will set during the show, improving viewing. ... The Earth actually reaches its closest point to the sun — called perihelion — in January.

The moon New moon of April 2025 sees Venus and Saturn join up in the sky this weekend. ... comet G3 is due to reach perihelion — its closest to the sun — on Jan. 13, 2025.

Here's an astronomical calendar of every full moon, supermoon, meteor shower, eclipse and comet coming. ... 21P/Giacobini-Zinner: Will reach perihelion on March 29, 2025.

A once-in-a-lifetime comet is approaching the sun — and it will be visible for the first time in 160,000 years. Comet Atlas C/2024 G3, discovered by the Atlas Survey System, has been slowly ...

Super blood wolf moon eclipse—January 20-21. Late on the 20th, Earth's dark shadow will creep over the full wolf moon, turning the silvery orb blood red during the year’s only total lunar eclipse.

When comet C/2024 G3 reaches perihelion, it will come within just 13.5 million kilometers of the sun—for context, Mercury, the planet closest to the sun, orbits the star at a distance of 47 ...

The Moon will reach its closest approach to Earth today (perihelion) before it starts moving away again. The orbit of the Moon isn't perfectly circular and ranges from about 221,450 miles all the ...