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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

Stargazers worldwide are preparing for the arrival of comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), anticipated to be the brightest comet of 2025. Following a year filled with celestial spectacles such as eclipses, meteor ...

The comet could become as bright as magnitude -4.9 at its peak, meaning it may be visible during the day. However, because ...

The Quadrantids’ radiant lies in the now-defunct constellation Quadrans Muralis, a region of the sky occupied by Boötes. It’s ...

A bright Quadrantid meteor streaks below the handle of the ... Alcyone (7:01 p.m.), Atlas (7:45 p.m.) and Pleione (7:48 p.m.) as it moves from west to east across the cluster.