G3 may be hard to see due to weather patterns and the California wildfires, said Tim Brothers of the Massachusetts Institute ...

One of the many advantages of being in space is having a front-row seat to the most anticipated cosmic events.

G3 (ATLAS) should be visible from the southern hemisphere, and possibly also the northern hemisphere, over the next few days ...

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The Quadrantid meteor shower is one of the strongest, and quickest, meteor showers of the year. Here’s what you need to know ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Comet A3, also known as, imaged from the International Space Station on Sept. 20, 2024 by NASA ... [+] astronaut Don Petitt.

They come around every year like clockwork and that means planning shooting star trips can be done months in advance. Here's ...

These dusty tails — or comae — form because comets contain ice. When a comet gets close to the sun, the sunlight heats up the ice, causing it to sublimate, or transition from an ice to a gas. After ...