Eric Mack is a reporter covering science, sustainability and space. Comet P/2016 BA14 (Pan-STARRS) isn’t your average space snowball and it knows how to make an entrance. At first 2016 BA14 was ...

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is rapidly approaching its closest approach to the sun, which may be the closest it comes to our planet. The comet will reach its brightest at about 36.4 ...

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Comet PanSTARRS comes from the PanSTARRS survey conducted from Mt. Haleakala in Hawai'i. Our featured comet is Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. The first of its two names, pronounced Choo-cheen-SHAHN ...

A comet is visiting Earth for the first time in 80,000 years, and you can see it this fall. Comet C/2023 A3, also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, was first discovered in 2023. Its last trip to our ...

Comet C/2011 L4 (PANSTARRS) or just Comet PANSTARRS, has graced our March skies. These are some of the images from the Sy at Night flickr site.

27, when it arrives at perihelion — the closest point in its orbit to the sun. The saga of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (pronounced Choo-cheen-SHAHN -ATLAS), is now coming down the home stretch.

Early risers are capturing the beauty of Comet A3 (C/2023 A3), hovering across the dawn sky. This rare comet, discovered in ...

Pan-STARRS has detected huge numbers of astronomical ... There are already preliminary plans on how to visit one. The ESA's Comet Interceptor is designed to visit a long-period comet.

How to Spot It: Early morning, about 45 minutes before sunrise; bring binoculars for a clearer view of the comet’s tail.