By early December, 3I/ATLAS will move away from the Sun’s vicinity, and its glare, and will be visible again in the Northern ...
Perihelion for 3I/ATLAS takes place on Oct. 30, when the interstellar interloper will be 1.35 astronomical units (125 million ...
A s of today, October 30, 2025, the world is holding its breath. The mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is currently hidden by the sun, having just passed its closest approach yesterday. We are ...
Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) will pass through the neck of the great celestial serpent represented by the constellation Serpens ...
A newly discovered comet, Comet Lemmon, will make its closest approach to Earth on Oct. 21. The comet may be visible to the naked eye in late October, best viewed in a dark sky location. If you miss ...
Another comet, C/2025 A6 Lemmon, is possibly becoming bright enough to be visible to the naked eye in the coming days.(WTOP/Greg Redfern) A year ago, the D.C. region was enthralled with Comet A3 ...
Two newly discovered comets are streaking across the sky in a spectacular display as they make their closest approaches to Earth this month. Comets are made of ice, frozen gases and rock, and as they ...
The European Space Agency's ExoMars orbiter has captured the closest view yet of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. The images reveal the comet's bright coma but show no signs of a tail. Soaring 18.6 ...
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On October 1, 1847, Maria Mitchell discovered Comet C/1847 T1, subsequently known as "Miss Mitchell's Comet," from Nantucket, Massachusetts, utilizing a 2-inch reflector telescope. Following cautious ...