A newly discovered comet will be visible this weekend from a distance of about 44 million miles away. That may sound far off, but it’s on par with some planets visible to the naked eye, said Sally ...

A total solar eclipse in April. Beautiful northern lights in May. Now, October is giving Ohioans a chance to see possibly the brightest comet of 2024, according to NASA, before it fades away into the ...

Going... going... gone. Or at least it soon will be. The chances of seeing Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS soaring above Indiana's skies are growing slimmer by the day as ...

BOSTON - It isn't often that we get the chance to see a comet with the naked eye. But, in a year already filled with so many astronomical treats, it looks like we will be able to add a comet to the ...

Halley's Comet (a celestial body made of dust, ice, and rock that orbits the sun) is a short-period comet that is consistently visible to the naked eye from Earth, appearing every 72–80 years. The ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Michael Mattiazzo captured this image of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS during dawn twilight on October ...

This October will see a once-in-80,000-year event, when Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS passes by Earth. First spotted in 2023, the comet (technically called C/2023 A3), which has been billed the “comet of ...

Blink and you might miss your chance to see this once-in-a-lifetime comet. Here's how to make sure you catch a glimpse. When you think about once-in-a-lifetime events, you probably think of weddings, ...

This fall, not one but two comets could be visible to the naked eyes of curious stargazers, gracing Earth’s skies with a new glow. One of them, called C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), is already visible ...

October is giving Hoosiers a chance to see possibly the brightest comet of 2024, according to NASA, before it fades away into the outer edge of our solar system where it won't return in our lifetime.

This year has seen many celestial phenomena including the total solar eclipse in April, Northern Lights in May, a ‘mini-moon’ and now the ‘comet of the century’ this October. This comet will be the ...