The unusually green-hued comet ZTF, also known as ZTF (C/2022 E3), developed a strange and rare tail yesterday, pointing toward our sun rather than trailing out behind it.. This is known as an ...

C/2022 E3 (ZTF), a comet that has recently made headlines as it flies closer to Earth, briefly developed an ethereal third tail thanks to a weird optical illusion.

Comet Olbers' plasma tail takes a different form every night, says astrophotographer Dan Bartlett, who captured this image on July 4, 2024. Credit: Dan Bartlett.

C/2021 S3 PanSTARRS will safely pass by Earth this spring, and researchers are asking for help photographing the comet's journey to see if its tail has been detached by strong solar winds.

Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF is expected to continue brightening slightly, and that third tail could become more pronounced as the comet moves towards its closest point to Earth on Feb. 1.

The anti-tail was recently also seen in photos of the green comet E3, which had a tail pointed towards the sun instead of away from it. The rare comet using binoculars until 30 October.

A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen—possibly predating our solar ...

Two more CMEs are now heading toward the comet, although it’s not yet clear whether they’ll intersect with the dirty snowball and further disrupt its tail. Comet Nishimura is a lucky sight ...

An amateur astronomer witnessed the moment that the green comet C/2022 E3 had part of its tail blasted away by a coronal mass ejection. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Astronomers call the moment a comet tail is broken off a "disconnection event." Pons–Brooks was about 75 million miles away from the Sun when the plasma ejection took place.

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS has an 80,000 year orbit and, ... The tail, which is largely comprised of tiny pieces of ice and dust, is believed to be as long as 18 million miles.

The “comet of the century” that was likely last seen by the Neanderthals seemed to develop a physics-defying second tail as it reached its closest point to Earth in over 80,000 years ...