NASA's Deep Impact probe zoomed to within 435 miles (700 kilometers) of Comet Hartley 2 at 10:01 a.m. EDT today, taking pictures all the while. The close encounter marked just the fifth time that ...

The first test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile showcase thousands of previously unknown asteroids and ...

Telescopes in space have provided stunning new images of Comet A3, the so-called “comet of the century”. The object – which ...

Comets provide photographers with endless possibilities. ... The images here capture some of the great (and nearly great) comets of the past six decades. 1. Ikeya-Seki (C/1965 S1) ...

A KLEW News viewer captured photos of a rare comet visible in Lewiston. The comet titled Tsuchinshan-Atlas will be visible throughout October. According to CBS News, The comet is moving at ...

A rare green comet is passing Earth, and this could be humanity's last chance to see it. Stunning photos reveal what you might see if you look to the pre-dawn skies and spot the ball of frozen gas ...

Stock images of C/2022 E3 (ZTF), taken on January 23, 2023 (left) and on January 25, 2023 (right). The green hue comes from the chemical make-up of the comet reacting with the sun's radiation.

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will round Earth mid-month, but an astronaut on the International Space Station captured amazing photos of it circling the sun.

They photographed the rock star ahead of its world tour. A Chilean space telescope has captured striking images of YR4 2024, the “city-killer” asteroid that’s potentially on a collision ...

The passing of comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas is close enough to Earth, an estimated 44 million miles away, to see with the naked eye. It should be visible through October.

The comet visits our solar system about every 80,000 years, ... Comet A3: Stunning new pictures show ‘comet of the century’ like never before. Andrew Griffin. October 24, 2024 at 7:11 AM.