When comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) was first discovered in late September, it was almost immediately identified as a member of the ...

The cryovolcanic "centaur" comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has erupted four times in less than 48 hours, becoming unusually ...

Hale-Bopp originated in the Oort Cloud, a theoretical shell of icy planetesimals surrounding the sun in the outer reaches of ...

Potentially dangerous comets could be spotted many years in advance by following the meteoroid trails they leave near Earth, ...

The aurora in early October followed by the appearance of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS the following week had me thinking about the rare events we observe in astronomy. Much of the astronomy available to ...

2025 isn’t expected to be a great year for comets, but with luck, you might get a few good sightings.

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TASS/. Gennady Borisov, an amateur astronomer from Crimea, has discovered a new Solar System comet. According to Borisov himself, he has now become the second in the world among amateur ...

While the Southern Taurids already hit their peak last week, the Northern Taurids, active Oct. 13-Dec. 2 will be at their ...

The Popular Astronomy Club meets the second Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Butterworth Center in Moline. All are ...