Satellite history is littered with "firsts." Many early space launches constituted key moments in the Cold War space race and ...

Jets of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide gas were seen coming from a centaur, but what drives them is a big mystery.

A bright comet dubbed the 'best of the year' is set to light up the autumn sky. Comet A3 is already visible to stargazers with the right equipment in the northern hemisphere, though it remains low ...

The passing of a comet can bring feelings of either dread or wonder. A mysterious celestial event known as the Star of Bethlehem — which was said to have accompanied the birth of Jesus Christ ...

If you’re into stargazing, the next few weeks need to be marked in your calendar, more specifically for comet-gazing. The comet C/2023 A3, also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, is currently making ...

BANGKOK: Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) will be visible until around October 6 if sky remains clear, Thai astronomers say. The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT ...

The Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet, also named C/2023 A3, will reach its closest approach to the Sun, or perihelion, on Friday, September 27, 2024, at a distance of 59 million kilometers. As the comet ...

Comet A3, also known as Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3), is now putting on a show to those in ... [+] the Northern Hemisphere (image shows Comet NEOWISE C/2020 F3 from 2020). UPDATE: Early eye ...

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will have a close encounter with the sun today (Sept. 27) here's how to make the most of comet viewing opportunities this weekend and beyond. Excitement is building as ...

In the next two weeks, a recently discovered comet will almost certainly become bright enough to see without optical aid; just your eyes and a dark site will suffice. It might even briefly brighte ...

This October will see a once-in-80,000-year event, when Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS passes by Earth. First spotted in 2023, the comet (technically called C/2023 A3), which has been billed the “comet ...

The passing of a comet can bring feelings of either dread or wonder. A mysterious celestial event known as the Star of Bethlehem — which was said to have accompanied the birth of Jesus Christ — could ...