Last month, an asteroid impacted Earth's atmosphere just hours after being detected — somehow, it managed to circumvent ...
Potentially deadly comets could be spotted many years in advance by following the meteoroid trails they leave near Earth, new ...
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS didn’t quite live up to the expectations of being the “comet of the century” and during November its ...
Around 35 participants gathered on Oct. 28 in Fayette for a Night Sky Tour led by John Meader, experiencing a guided ...
Royal Enfield’s famed 650 twin platform has been a big hit ever since the Interceptor and Continental GT came out. With the ...
The annual Orionid meteor shower peaked over the weekend, but we’re far from finished with the opportunity to see the show.
How, when, and where to look to see Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) after sunset this weekend, with sky charts, before it disappears.
A comet is defined as an icy body that is small in size and can develop a ‘tail’ of gas as it approaches the Sun from the outer Solar System. The key traits of a comet are its nucleus, coma, and tail.
Find out how comets are connected to some of our favorite annual astronomy events with November's Night Sky Notes!
Both meteor showers— referred to by NASA as the “Halloween Fireballs”—are caused by debris from Comet Encke entering the ...
Saying Goodbye to the Atlas Comet! I took the image above of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) at 6:10 a.m. on September 30 as it was approaching the Sun. On October 12, I got this picture of it ...
This phase of the moon is a great time for stargazing since the bright side of the moon faces away from Earth and won’t overshadow celestial bodies and events. Of course, clouds and other weather ...