Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) Kicks off the New Year — What to Expect
Dec 18, 2024 · Comet C/2024 G3 heads south after perihelion, so instead of rising higher in the evening sky it quickly sinks lower. From latitude 40° north, Comet ATLAS struggles to reach 2° altitude at the end of civil twilight, when the Sun sits 6° below the horizon. Where I live at latitude 47° north, I don't expect to see it at all.
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is still visible in the night sky, but not …
Oct 17, 2024 · Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is appearing higher up in the western sky each night, and remaining in the sky for longer, but since it's getting farther from Earth and the sun each night, it's getting...
James Webb telescope spies a mysterious asteroid-comet hybrid …
14 hours ago · The James Webb telescope has focused its attention on an oddball space rock lurking between Jupiter and Neptune. The unusual "centaur," named 2060 Chiron, has features of both comets and asteroids.
‘Devil comet’ is about to make its closest approach of Earth
Jun 1, 2024 · The comet will make its closest pass of Earth on Sunday, but it will be more than 143 million miles (230 million kilometers) away from our planet and won’t pose a risk.
Comets - BBC News
Oct 12, 2024 · Comet A3 was spotted across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire on Monday evening. It is estimated the comet has made its closest approach to Earth at 44 million miles away, according to Nasa....
New comet makes historically close approach to Earth today, but ...
Sep 12, 2023 · Comet Nishimura (C/2023 P1) will zip past the planet at a distance of roughly 125 million kilometres today. The comet was discovered on Aug. 12 by amateur astronomer and comet-hunter Hideo...
NASA’s Webb Finds Water, and a New Mystery, in Rare Main Belt Comet
May 15, 2023 · Using Webb’s NIRSpec (Near-Infrared Spectrograph) instrument, astronomers have confirmed gas – specifically water vapor – around a comet in the main asteroid belt for the first time, indicating that water ice from the primordial solar system can be …
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS may dazzle this weekend. But is the …
Sep 27, 2024 · Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will have a close encounter with the sun today (Sept. 27) here's how to make the most of comet viewing opportunities this weekend and beyond.
Newly discovered green comet comes close to Earth - BBC
Photographs captured by astronomers show a distinct green hue around the body of the comet. But those expecting a brilliant streak of emerald in the sky will be disappointed. Its brightness is...
Now’s the time to catch a new comet before it ... - Associated Press News
Sep 6, 2023 · Stargazers across the Northern Hemisphere should catch a glimpse as soon as possible — either this week or early next — because it will be another 400 years before the wandering ice ball returns. The comet, which is kilometer-sized (1/2-mile), will sweep safely past Earth on Sept. 12, passing within 78 million miles (125 million kilometers).