Time-Lapse: Comet Nishimura's Tail Fails In The Solar Wind In This Amazing Spacecraft Video
Comet Nishimura came into NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft's field of view. The solar wind was interacting with the tail of the ...
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Rare illusion gives 'once-in-a-lifetime' comet a seemingly impossible 2nd tail after closest approach to Earth for 80,000 years
New photos of comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS appear to show a faint "anti-tail" pointing away in the wrong direction. The puzzling ...
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'Comet of the century' visible in Louisiana, but may vanish forever. Here's when to see it.
You can see the bright bundle of ice and dust until Oct. 24 by using binoculars or a telescope in a dark environment, NASA ...
Rare comet may be visible to the naked eye. Here's where to look.
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS has an 80,000 year orbit and, it just so happens, that it is now approaching its closest pass to ...
Look for the comet in the western Pocono sky; binoculars will help
Look west the next clear night; binoculars are advised as the comet is slowly dimming and shortening. It will require ...
‘Comet of the century’ seems to develop physics-defying second tail as it zooms past Earth
The last time it zoomed past the Earth was around 80,000 years ago, when the Neanderthals were still around. In its current approach, the comet reached its closest point to Earth on 12 October, flying ...
Is Comet Atlas worth seeing? Expert explains why you should "relish the opportunity."
Space weather expert Shawn Dahl says "people should relish the opportunity to see something so rare." He said he could see the enormous comet easily on Monday from his vantage point in Wyoming. "It is ...
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See Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS while you still can
The best comet of the year is starting to fade in brightness, but it’s still an easy naked-eye object in the evening sky.
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Earth may be about to pass through the ion tail of a comet
The ion tail of C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) could appear as a blue streak across the northern hemisphere sky during October ...
Here’s how long the comet will be visible in Southern California
The comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) was discovered in 2023 and is on its way into the inner solar system. Early estimates ...
SOHO Tracks Comet C/2023 A3’s Spectacular Flight Through Space With Rare Anti-Tail [Video]
In a remarkable cosmic event captured by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS), the ...