What happens when a comet collides with a gas giant? In July 1994, Shoemaker-Levy 9 slammed into Jupiter in a spectacular series of 21 explosions, creating fireballs bigger than Earth itself. This was ...

A mysterious object that looked vaguely like a comet or a meteor was seen soaring over night skies in the southwestern U.S., ...

Comets are unpredictable, fleeting visitors in our sky, and C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) was no exception. This January, it graced the ...

Nevadans may have seen an unusual white streak in the sky. Not quite a cloud and not quite a comet, the sight left people wondering what it was.

Some Arizonans were concerned on Monday night over what they saw in the night sky but it was an event that has happened a few ...

Sky News can exclusively reveal that the consortium led by Nikesh Arora, the chief executive of Palo Alto Networks, and including Google's Sundar Pichai and Microsoft's Satya Nadella, saw off ...

Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) dubbed 'Great Comet of 2025' Daytime visibility of Comet 2024 G3 thrills astronomers Comet's stunning tail structure captivates Southern Hemisphere viewers ...

the comet remained at this plateau — practically as bright as Venus — for nearly nine hours before it began to decline ever-so-slightly in brightness. Want to see comets in the night sky?

Mr. Bortle continued: "There is little question that, with its daylight display and spectacular evening apparition in a moonless sky, Comet 2024 G3 will long be remembered as the Great Comet of ...

Amateur and professional astronomers alike have been delighted by the spectacular display provided by Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) during mid and late January. After it made its closest pass to the sun ...

Comet C/2024 G3 has mesmerized astronomers and amateur skygazers for months as the world tried to spot the bright comet in the sky nearing its fatal encounter with the Sun. The comet discovered last ...

Thursday night could be one of the last nights ... or the naked eye. "At first, the sky will be too bright, but the comet should eventually reveal itself, low to the horizon, before it sets." ...