A newly-discovered comet might light up the night sky in the coming weeks, possibly shining even brighter than the planet Venus. The comet, named Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3), is making a beeline for the ...

Dark comets display no cometary tails whatsoever ... It will scan the entire southern hemisphere sky almost every night. Moreover, it is about five orders of magnitude more sensitive than any ...

Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a ...

For optimal chances of catching a glimpse, find a dark-sky location away from city lights and ensure you have a clear view of the horizon. "Comets are best described as dirty snowballs.

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is predicted to reach a magnitude of -5.8 at its nearest approach, making it brighter than any star in the night sky besides our Sun (which has a whopping visual magnitude ...

A once-in-a-lifetime comet has been spotted over New Zealand skies this week. Comet C/2024 G3 (Atlas), which last visited the ...

It last passed nearby 180,000 years ago and the next few nights could be your last chance to ever see it as it drifts over ...

Following the Quadrantids meteor shower, another incredible sky event is about to take place: comet Atlas C/2024 G3 will soon ...

The state parks will need to implement strategies to reduce light pollution in order to help achieve International Dark Sky ...