A rare visitor from deep space has swept through the inner solar system, offering astronomers a fleeting look at material ...
The Star of Bethlehem has long hovered between faith and physics, a luminous mystery that resists easy explanation. Now a ...
New research examines the theory that this biblical phenomenon was actually a comet, and subjects it to mathematical ...
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft has observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, collecting rare data as the ancient object made ...
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A comet is a ball of ice and rock and is a leftover fragment from the formation of the solar system. Comets generally live very far away from the Earth, but occasionally they ...
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Scientists have sought out and detected radio emissions from from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, all but confirming that it has natural origins.
You may have seen claims about three comets discovered this year: C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), C/2025 R2 (SWAN), and C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), being visible in the fall skies. Yeah ... about that. Other WRAL Top ...
The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is, once again, doing something strange. This interloper from another star is currently concealed from view behind the sun, leading some people to wonder what it has ...
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. When you ...
Three glowstick green comets, all discovered this year, could make a spectacular naked-eye appearance this month. The fiery triplets could not have come at a better time. The nights are dark, crisp ...
The article advocates for imaging the dozens of fainter comets visible annually, serving as a valuable opportunity for astrophotographers to enhance their technical skills with existing deep-sky ...