Researcher Noemí Pinilla-Alonso explained that the composition is uncharacteristic of objects near Neptune ... like that of an asteroid and a comet, are also head-scratchers.

That barely visible blotch is Comet C/2024 G3 (Picture: AFP) To give some perspective on its 160,000-year-long orbit, Neptune, the planet furthest away from the sun, takes 165 years to do a solar lap.

Those with telescopes or other technology can find Neptune in line near Venus and Uranus will be near Jupiter. The Planetary Society calculations indicate Comet C/2024 G3, nicknamed Comet Atlas G3 ...

Venus, Jupiter, and Mars dominate the sky. Catch your last views of Saturn as early in the month, the Moon passes in front of ...

We’ll also get a chance to see a handful of comets, like C/2022 E2 (ATLAS) in the constellation Cassiopeia and Comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann, which orbits between Jupiter and Neptune. Here’s when you ...

This month, six planets in the solar system — Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune and Saturn — will appear in Earth’s skies in a "parade of planets." Although the dark hours of Jan. 21 and ...

Uranus and Neptune are visible with a telescope ... they're easier to spot than a random comet or supernova. You can see them all in the first few hours after sunset. Find a safe and comfortable spot ...

Uranus and Neptune will also be visible, but with a telescope. This string of planets will be visible for all of January. Additionally, the ATLAS comet, discovered last year by NASA’s Asteroid ...

The night sky is putting on a celestial show with a dazzling "planetary parade" featuring six major planets and a bonus comet.