NASA has discovered 3I/ATLAS, only the third known interstellar object, now passing through our solar system from the ...

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.

Jan. 3 - Perihelion. The Earth will be at its closest point to the sun. This is called the perihelion and occurs each year in the first week of January. ... Jan. 25 - Wolf Moon.

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 ...

July opens with the aptly named full Thunder Moon, which occurs on July 3 at 7:39 a.m. Eastern time. As with the full moon each month, there are a number of other names based on the traditions and ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

This is when the comet will peak in brightness as it reaches perihelion, ... Sept. 30, as it will be joined in the sky with a waning crescent moon, according to Live Science.

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 ...