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Debris from one of the most famous comets is about to speed across the night sky. The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is expected to reach its peak on Sunday, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac. These ...

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS has been delighting astronomers, stargazers and astrophotographers in the northern hemisphere this month (it was previously only visible in the southern hemisphere). As such, ...

(CNN) — When a new comet appears in the sky, there is often excitement. But things don’t always end well for the ancient celestial objects, made of ice, frozen gases and rock, as they near the sun — ...

Update for Oct. 17: The Virtual Telescope Project's livestream of the full Hunter's Moon supermoon and comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was postponed due to poor weather. Another livestream of the comet will ...

A recently discovered comet, known as C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, will make its closest approach of Earth on Saturday. Sky-gazers won't want to miss the event since it may be the last time the comet ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – WANE Weather Watcher Julie Moore got a great photo of what is, likely, Comet C/2023 a3 (Tsuchinshan ATLAS) in the Kendallville sky Sunday night. We’ll call it Comet ATLAS, ...

Today is a busy day! Mercury passes 2° south of Mars at 2 A.M. EDT — we’ll observe the pair in the evening sky, along with a Titan transit of Saturn. But first, the Orionid meteor shower peaks as the ...