The comet comes from the Oort Cloud, a remote region at the outer edge of the solar system that is believed to contain the ...

Explore the major astronomical events of 2025, including meteor showers, Supermoons, New Moons, and Mercury's greatest ...

G3 (ATLAS) is expected to become brighter than Venus next week, and will probably be the brightest comet of 2025. It has ...

One of the brightest comets in 20 years, Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) returns for a close encounter with the sun — but will we be ...

Alinda is one of the five largest near-Earth asteroids, coming closer than 9.3 million miles until the year 2200.

Some stargazers are calling it a planetary parade: Every other planet in our solar system can be seen in the sky tonight.

The Quadrantids, which peak in early January each year, are considered to be "one of the best annual meteor showers," ...

The big picture: The comet, known as C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, is expected to be closest ... according to NASA. The ...

Last year was an exciting one for casual and aspiring astrophotographers, with Northern Lights in the US and UK, the arrival ...

Fair warning: It might not be the most robust display this year. Missed the Geminid meteor shower earlier this month? Don't worry. We're in for a little pre-Christmas stargazing treat. The Ursid ...

and there are three other skyward events happening this month as well - a meteor shower tonight (Jan. 2), northern lights sightings and a "planet parade." Astronomers say Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS ...