Comet 3I/ATLAS is a visitor that will never call the solar system home. Identified on a one-way path that carries it in and ...

The comet runs the risk of being destroyed by its extremely close approach to the Sun in April 2026.

Evidence from medieval chronicles suggests that the periodic nature of Halley’s Comet was recognized centuries earlier than previously believed.

STUNNED astronomers have spotted a new comet out in space – and it this could be a pretty special one. There’s a chance it’ll be visible with the naked eye in just a few weeks ...

Lyrid meteor shower 2026 peaks on April 22. Learn when to watch, viewing times, expected meteor rates, and key facts about the annual April sky event ...

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NASA and the Hubble telescope have not confirmed the sheer massive size of 3I/ATLAS as mysterious object leaves solar system ...

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is rapidly approaching its closest approach to the sun, which may be the closest it comes to our planet. The comet will reach its brightest at about 36.4 million ...

The MAPS Comet is expected to reach perihelion in early April, passing only 99,600 miles (160,200 km) above the surface of the sun (photosphere). To survive such a close approach, the comet needs to ...

An “ancient” comet that won’t be seen again for tens of thousands of years will be visible Thursday night, after traveling from beyond the solar system to within its closest point to Earth earlier ...

A rare celestial event is lighting up the night sky this month as Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas makes its closest approach to Earth for the first time in roughly 80,000 years. The comet, designated C/2023 ...