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Update, Oct. 14, 2024: if it’s cloudy where you are, The Virtual Telescope will be live-streaming the comet — and its new “anti-tail” — from 17:00 UTC (1:00 p.m. EDT). When can I see the ...

On Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2024, Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will pass just 1.4 degrees from a globular ... [+] cluster called Messier 5 (M5 and NGC 5904) in the constellation Serpens. All you need to see ...

The streaking Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) has met a dramatic end, disintegrating as it approached its closest point to the sun this week. Comet C/2024 S1, also known as the Halloween comet because it ...

The comet reached its perihelion on Monday at 7:30 a.m. ET and was completely vaporized after passing within 1% of Earth’s distance from the sun, less than 1 million miles (1.5 million ...

The Leonids will appear to radiate from around the constellation of Leo, and originate from periodic Comet Tempel-Tuttle, officially known as 55P/Temple-Tuttle. The comet was named after William ...

Occurring from Nov. 3 to Dec. 2, the peak falls on the night of Nov. 18 between 1 and 2 a.m. ET ... Origin of the Leonids: Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle The Leonid meteor shower is caused by the ...

The Leonids are produced by dust grains left behind by comet Tempel-Tuttle and the best viewing time should be in the early hours of the morning, after midnight. How can you see the Taurids and ...

A once-in-a-lifetime comet is currently making a pass by our Sun − and for the next few days, it's visible in the night sky. Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) appeared in the morning sky late ...

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) from the Dark Sky Alqueva reserve in Portugal on Oct. 13, 2024 as the comet was displaying an 'anti-tail.' Miguel Claro ...