Earth is about to have a close encounter with a comet, possibly passing through its ion tail – a rare occurrence. If we are lucky, it could show up as a blue streak in the northern hemisphere ...

13, 2024 when the comet was displaying an impressive level of brightness and details, as well as a cool 'anti-tail.' In this photo, it also seems that the comet's ion tail is also visible alongside ...

as well as a cool 'anti-tail.' In this photo, it also seems that the comet's ion tail is also visible alongside its prominent dust tail. In addition to trailing long tails of dust and gases behind ...

as well as a cool 'anti-tail.' In this photo, it also seems that the comet's ion tail is also visible alongside its prominent dust tail. In addition to trailing long tails of dust and gases behind ...

a second tail can form from the gases that are released by the comet. This is often called the gas tail or ion tail, which glows not due to solar illumination but ionization. Material from the ...

ESA and NASA's SOHO spacecraft capture a video of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) glowing as it raced through space. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a ...

Whatever is currently happening with comet C/2024 S1 ATLAS is remarkable. On October 19 at 3:00 UT it was 7m5 bright, showed a 230” coma and an 1° ion tail at pa 258. Image taken with 12"/3.6 ...