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Don't miss your last chance to get a good look at Comet A3 before it's gone for another 80,000 years

Fri, 10/18/2024 - 15:23

bright yellow-white comet A3 in space — Comet A3 is bright, bold, and visible to the naked eye.
Dan Bartlett

Science, Comets, comet-a3, Space, Skywatching, stargazing, Neanderthals

The ‘Comet of the Century’ Just Grew a Rare Anti-Tail

Wed, 10/16/2024 - 07:50

Comet A3 V5

Space, antitails, Comet A3, Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), Comets

This Is the Last Image Taken by NASA’s Historic Asteroid-Hunting Spacecraft

Fri, 08/09/2024 - 16:25

Infrared image of Fornax constellation taken by NASA's NEOWISE space telescope.

Space, Asteroids, Comets, NASA, Near-Earth Objects, satellites, space telescopes

The Perseids Are Back: How to Watch One of the Best Meteor Showers of the Year

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 10:10

Image of a Perseid meteor streaking over Joshua Tree National Park.

Space, Comets, Earth And Space, Meteor showers, Meteors, Perseids

How to see a double meteor shower on Tuesday night with a chance of fireballs

Mon, 07/29/2024 - 18:50

Bright white streaks showing meteors headed toward Earth's surface shown on bottom half of image. — Earth regularly passes through streams of comet debris that produce hundreds of meteor showers a year.
forplayday/Getty Images

Science, meteor-shower, stargazing, Meteor, shooting-star, astronomy, Comets

Most Near-Earth Objects Could Be ‘Dark Comets,’ Neither Comets Nor Asteroids

Fri, 07/19/2024 - 07:35

Artist's impression of a dark comet in space

Science, Space, Asteroids, Comets, Near-Earth Objects

I tried to see the green comet, but made 3 crucial mistakes that left me disappointed

Fri, 02/10/2023 - 19:27

woman with curly hair wearing blue hat selfie smiling in front of tent — The author camped out at Pinnacles National Park to try and see green Comet ZTF.
Morgan McFall-Johnsen

Science, News, comet, stargazing, Comets, Binocular, Camping

The green comet and Mars appear side-by-side this weekend. Spot them together in the night sky.

Thu, 02/09/2023 - 16:12

green comet streaking across starry night sky with long white tail — Comet ZTF, as photographed on January 18, 2023.
Dan Bartlett

Science, News, Comets, Mars, Binocular, Telescopes, stargazing

See the rare green comet in pictures so you know what to look for in the sky

Wed, 02/01/2023 - 12:09

green comet streaking across starry night sky with long white tail — Comet ZTF, as photographed on January 18, 2023.
Dan Bartlett

Science, News, Comets, green, comet, Space, stargazing

We could be the last humans to see the green comet passing Earth for the first time since the Ice Age. Here's how, where, and when to watch it.

Sat, 01/28/2023 - 14:26

green comet with long white tail in space — Comet ZTF, imaged on December 19, 2022.
Dan Bartlett

Science, News, comet, NASA, stargazing, Skywatching, Telescopes

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