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There's a new interstellar object moving through our solar system and it's called 3I/ATLAS, according to NASA.
Some folks already caught a sci-fi-level glimpse of it on Thursday, when a blazing meteor put a hole in a Georgia house.
How frequently does a traveler from another star system sweep through our galactic neighborhood, and astronomers rush to the telescope? Not until recently was the answer: hardly ever. In fewer than ...
The meteor shower is expected to peak on Sunday and Monday, at which point the moon will be 83% full, according to the AMS. The best time to see the meteor shower will probably be Monday night ...
A recently discovered comet, named C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, makes its closest approach of Earth on Saturday. The comet’s next appearance may be in 80,000 years.
Additionally to the supermoon, Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3), will appear in the sky for one more night. ... but the Orionids meteor shower will peak Sunday night into Monday morning.
There is currently a 4.3% chance that the giant space rock 2024 YR4 will hit the moon in seven years. If this does happen, ...
This meteor shower is caused by a comet, but not the one we're seeing in the early evening sky. It's caused by the dust left in space from Halley's Comet. That comet will be visible in our skies ...
This event is linked to Halley’s comet, and occurs as another comet, Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, remains visible. But a nearly full moon could interfere with some views.
From the measured shower dispersions, the team calculated the ages of over 200 long-period comet meteoroid streams, which were published in Jenniskens' most recent book "Atlas of Earth's Meteor ...
A fireball, or a bright meteorite, was seen across the southeastern United States on Thursday and later exploded over Georgia, creating booms heard by residents in the area, according to NASA.The ...
A recently discovered comet, named C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, makes its closest approach of Earth on Saturday. The comet’s next appearance may be in 80,000 years.