Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS may dazzle this weekend. But is the …
WEB2 days ago · 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. ... Breaking space news, the ...
Bright comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS could be visible without a …
WEB6 days ago · Skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere will be able to glimpse the comet a few degrees above the east-southeast horizon about 30 minutes before sunrise between Friday, Sept. 27 and Wednesday, Oct. 2.
"Comet of the century" will be visible for first time in 80,000 years ...
WEB2 days ago · This is the first time that Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will be visible without a telescope in 80,000 years, which is how long it takes to orbit the Sun. It has likely been around for a long time, which makes comets like this even more intriguing to astronomers. "Comets are really interesting because they're kind of what we think of as pristine relics of ...
Update: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Might Outshine Predictions
WEBSep 12, 2024 · A new brightness forecast for Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS whets our hopes for a fine appearance in late September and early October. Terry Lovejoy captured the latest ground-based photo of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) on September 11th.
‘Devil comet’ is about to make its closest approach of Earth
WEBJun 1, 2024 · The comet will make its closest pass of Earth on Sunday, but it will be more than 143 million miles (230 million kilometers) away from our planet and won’t pose a risk.
New comet makes historically close approach to Earth today, but ...
WEBSep 12, 2023 · Comet Nishimura (C/2023 P1) will zip past the planet at a distance of roughly 125 million kilometres today. The comet was discovered on Aug. 12 by amateur astronomer and comet-hunter Hideo...
Halley's Comet begins its 38-year journey back toward Earth tonight
WEBBeginning on Friday, Dec. 8 we can finally state with absolute certainty that Halley's Comet is coming. This most famous of all comets travels around the sun in a flattened elliptical orbit...
Comet Fragment Explodes in Dark Skies Over Spain and Portugal
WEBMay 19, 2024 · A bright object broke up in Earth’s atmosphere on Saturday night, illuminating night skies over parts of Spain and Portugal. Experts say it was a fragment of a comet, perhaps only a few feet in...
NASA’s Webb Finds Water, and a New Mystery, in Rare Main Belt …
WEBMay 15, 2023 · Using Webb’s NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) instrument, astronomers have confirmed gas – specifically water vapor – around a comet in the main asteroid belt for the first time, indicating that water ice from the primordial solar system can be preserved in that region.
Comet Nishimura: How and When to See It This Weekend - The …
WEBSep 8, 2023 · By Katrina Miller. Published Sept. 8, 2023 Updated Sept. 11, 2023. Astronomy aficionados are buzzing about a bright new comet. The ball of dust and ice is formally named C/2023 P1, but is also...