Comet 3I/ATLAS is a rare visitor passing briefly through our solar system. Here’s how to find it in the night sky—and what ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object ever detected, will swing closest to Earth overnight from Thursday to Friday ...

The direction, distance and motion of the comet through the sky during its closest approach could have made it seem like it was hovering over Bethlehem when Jesus was said to have been born.

Comet 3I/ATLAS was discovered on July 1, 2025, by the NASA-funded ATLAS telescope in Rio Hurtado, Chile and was quickly ...

The comet will come much closer to Jupiter in March, zipping within 33 million miles. It will be the mid-2030s before it ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Katy ...

NEW YORK(AP) — Two bright green comets are streaming through the skies and are visible to skygazers in the Northern Hemisphere. Both hail from the outer edges of our solar system — possibly what's ...

It has been a few years since we’ve seen a decently bright comet grace the nighttime sky, but one is now passing through our celestial neighborhood. It certainly won’t compare to the rare cosmic ...

In the run up to Christmas, carols fill the air. Many have an astronomical twist, singing of the "Christmas Star" from the ...

New research examines the theory that this biblical phenomenon was actually a comet, and subjects it to mathematical ...

(CNN) — Even if you’re not a fan of New Year’s Eve fireworks, you’ll have another reason to look to the skies. NASA says as we ring in the new year, a comet will near the moon and be visible to those ...