A comet named C/2023 Ag Tsuchinshan-ATLAS should be visible to the naked eye this week, according to Forbes. The comet was already visible to those in the Southern Hemisphere and the Tropics until ...

Comet 12P is an exciting comet to learn more about, he says. It’s particularly prone to outbursts of gas and dust, which can make it appear bright in the sky.

The Solar Orbiter Heliospheric Imager (SoloHI) also captured data. These images show large parts of the comet’s ion tail taken while the spacecraft itself was inside the tail.

As for the “devil comet” nickname, experts at Astronomy.com say it’s related to a rare event in July 2023, when the “ comet underwent an outburst, blowing off a bunch of gas and dust and ...

LISBON, May 19 (Reuters) - A bright comet fragment lit up the skies over parts of Spain and Portugal late on Saturday, according to the European Space Agency (ESA), with one Lisbon resident saying ...