This is the fourth comet Gröller has discovered, but given its extraordinary distance, it was the most exciting find, he says ...

Why it's so special: Nicknamed the "Great Comet of 2025," Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is currently the brightest comet predicted to be visible from Earth all year. Discovered on April 5, 2024 by the ...

The findings, published in The Astrophysical Journal, are based on data captured by the European Space Agency's (ESA) Rosetta mission during its two-year close flyby and observation of the comet ...

For those of us who love cosmic drama, there’s a glimmer of hope that we might witness this spectacular process firsthand – especially with consistent observations from UNISTELLAR observers! Near its ...

This summer, only observers in the southern hemisphere will be able to track the comet. Their observations will provide information on its progression. One variable that might impact its ...

This placed it well within Mercury’s orbit. It shone at a magnitude of -3.8, according to the Comet Observation Database. In comparison, Venus currently has a magnitude of -4.8. Observers in the ...

PROF. SIMON SCHAFFER:'Halley collated tables of all the comet observations he could find, 'looking for similarities in their behaviour. 'What direction they came from. 'How close they got to the sun.

Lab studies and comet observations showed that cometary dust could affect the readings of the hydrogen ratio that scientists detect in comet vapor, which could change our understanding of where ...

THE new comet discovered in July by Dr. William R. Brooks, director of the Smith Observatory, Geneva, N. Y., is now visible to the naked eye, and in a very favorable position for observation on ...

The comet has since been connected to ancient observations going back more than 2,000 years. It is featured in the famous Bayeux tapestry. In 1986, an international fleet spacecraft met the comet ...