On Monday night you may have a chance to witness the moon obscuring the Red Planet at its brightest, as well as a comet’s ...

G3 may be hard to see due to weather patterns and the California wildfires, said Tim Brothers of the Massachusetts Institute ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

Imagery from NASA does not disappoint and the multiple of active missions that are exploring the solar system continue to lead to more research of the many unknowns. This week, NASA published images ...

Do the periods of comets decrease because they lose mass every time they get near the Sun? Robert BaileyConover, Wisconsin ...

Comet ATLAS hit a maximum magnitude of -3.4 during its close encounter with the sun, just shy of the brightness of Venus in ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit has snapped a striking shot of the super-bright comet racing past our planet for the first time in ...

Skies over South Carolina kick off 2025 with a planet parade, ancient comet and the muse of "Beyond Antares," a 23rd-century love song from "Star Trek" fame.

Fortunately, Mars will be just as bright on Monday as it will be on Thursday, according to Fazekas. Comet spotting: A one-in-160,000-years chance for some A comet will be spotted near the ...

Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...

it will also pass in front of the more-brilliantly-red-than-usual Mars in an event known as a lunar occultation. But that’s not all January’s sky has to offer. A new comet, expected to be the ...