The return of Comet C/2023 A3, last seen by Stone Age humans, is a momentous event for astronomers and stargazers alike.
Historically, Earth has captured other mini-moons. For instance, a cosmic body named 2022 NX1 was caught by Earth’s gravity in 1981 and reappeared in 2022, staying briefly each time before returning ...
Earth now officially has two moons after its gravity caught an asteroid. Our planet captured asteroid 2024 PT5 on Sunday, ...
A second moon has officially entered Earth’s orbit—sort of. Although it’s being called a “mini-moon,” it’s actually an ...
Scientists a month later at the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) discovered the object was actually a comet, one that hasn't been seen for tens of thousands of years. Article ...
There is a new comet in town and sky watchers hope it will produce another interesting celestial event in the coming weeks. C ...
Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) is expected to graze the Sun later this month. If it survives the encounter, it will blaze brightly ...
NASA is monitoring two asteroids, one the size of an airplane and the other like a bus, flying by Earth today. Additionally, ...
While expectations are high for some special sightings, experts warn that comets are notoriously fickle and unpredictable ...
This comet, known as Comet C/2024 S1, could become bright enough to see during the day. It could be the brightest one in 60 ...
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–Atlas), a long-period comet with an 80,000-year orbit, will be visible in October 2024.
"The Voyager 1 spacecraft took 35 years to leave the sun’s magnetic influence. It’s traveling one million miles each day. At ...