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The newest comet to create a buzz among sky watchers was spotted recently, and it will be coming closer to Earth in October - possibly giving us a better look at this once-in-a-lifetime visitor from ...

There’s always another comet. Last year there was much ballyhoo over the so-called “devil comet,” some will-it-won’t-it drama of Tsunchinshan-ATLAS, and the sudden discovery (and quick demise) of a ...

A comet discovered last year — known as C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS — is set to make a close approach to Earth in the coming days. The snowy dirtball is nearly 2 miles in diameter and its tail of dust ...

NASA scientists are closely studying a new class of celestial objects known as "dark comets", the little-known celestial objects which have been challenging the human understanding of both comets and ...

Stargazers will have the opportunity of a lifetime Saturday: the chance to view a newly discovered comet with the naked eye. 3:27 p.m. Oct. 11, 2024A previous version of this article said that the ...

Tuesday marks the tenth anniversary of a huge astronomical milestone: the first and only time we have landed on a comet. The Rosetta probe's lander Philae landed on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) — On Sunday night, people ...