On July 1, humanity became aware of comet 3I/ATLAS. This is only the third interstellar object known to us, even though, ...

Short-period comets get close to the sun much more often than their long-period kin, and every time they do, they deplete ...

Astronomers have identified a new interstellar visitor, 3I/ATLAS, which entered the solar system on July 2, 2025. This ...

This comet is best seen through a telescope or binoculars, but it may be visible to the unaided eye for the next two weeks!

It will be a while before you can see it for yourself, however. Halley’s comet was last visible from Earth in 1986, meaning ...

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While the Orionids aren’t the most prolific meteor shower of the year, they are incredibly fast movers. They enter the ...

Stargazing lovers are being given a once in several lifetimes chance tonight - to see a comet which will not return again for ...

See Comet Lemmon shine in the skies over England in a new sunset portrait. Award-winning astrophotographer Josh Dury has ...

Several planets, including Mercury, Mars, Venus, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, and Jupiter, are visible this month. Saturn's moon Titan will cast its shadow on Saturn twice during July. Neptune will be ...

While Saturn 's magnificent rings, spanning 175,000 miles (280,000 kilometres), are a familiar celestial marvel, scientists have now reported a groundbreaking discovery: the first observation of a ...

The comet Tempel 1 (shown) was also studied this decade, though Wild 2 is the first comet whose particles were analyzed on Earth. Science After a thorough analysis of particles collected from a comet ...