BOSTON - It isn't often that we get the chance to see a comet with the naked eye. But, in a year already filled with so many astronomical treats, it looks like we will be able to add a comet to the ...

BOSTON - There is the potential that a "naked-eye" comet will be visible over Massachusetts for the next few days. In simpler terms, that means a comet that can be seen without the aid of binoculars ...

An “ancient” comet that won’t be seen again for tens of thousands of years will be visible Thursday night, after traveling from beyond the solar system to within its closest point to Earth earlier ...

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 celestial spectacle not seen since the Stone Age is gracing our night skies, offering stargazers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, also known as C/2023 A3 or simply Comet A3 ...

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 ...

Didn't get enough of last week's solar storm and northern lights show? Skywatchers are in luck because a comet that hasn't been seen for 80,000 years could be visible in Iowa skies during October.

Over the weekend, comet C/2024 (ATLAS) made a grand appearance in images from the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO). The comet will continue to blaze through SOHO’s view for the next ...

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 ...