A celestial event 160,000 years in the making will grace the night sky this week, as Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) makes its rare appearance. Expected to be the brightest comet in nearly 20 years, it ...

The third object known to have entered the Solar System from interstellar space has an origin unlike either of its ...

A newly-discovered comet is set to pass Earth in October — and by the time it does, it may be as bright as Venus in the night sky, making it visible to the naked eye.

Comet C/2024 S1 will make its closest approach to Earth on Oct. 23, ... In comparison, Venus, the brightest object in the night sky after the moon, is only -3.9 magnitude.

A newly discovered comet is heading for a dangerously close encounter with the Sun, which could either destroy it or make it shine brighter than Venus. The Hawaii-based ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial ...

Want to see the “green comet” tonight? It’s been in the news for all of 2023, but few people have been able to get eyes-on with the elusive C/2022 E3 (ZTF). However, you still have a chance ...

Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) is expected to graze the Sun later this month. If it survives the encounter, ... If it survives the encounter, it will outshine Venus in the night sky.

Comet ATLAS (C/2024 S1) is due to pass closest to the sun on October 28, and may be visible to the naked eye in the days before and after. ... while Venus having a magnitude of -5.

Comet Kohoutek, which offered a glimpse in 1973, broke up while passing too close to the sun. In 2013, Comet Ison was broken up by the sun’s intense heat and gravity. But Comet C/2023 A3 survived.

A comet visits our heavens for the first few days of February, and two lovely planets waltz all month through the western evening sky. To locate the green comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) in the early ...