Most of us see 5 or 6 stars in the Pleiades, a.k.a. the Seven Sisters, star cluster. But there are a whole lot more. The ...

This decision was communicated by Devils’ President and General Manager Tom Fitzgerald, along with Assistant General Manager and Utica Comets General Manager Dan MacKinnon. “Unfortunately, after the ...

The Southern Taurids are a result of a trail left by the comet 2P/Encke, and while the Northern Taurids may also be caused by a separate trail from Encke, some suggest that they may result from a ...

Our ppa archive for Ubuntu currently does not include ShowMySky. We hope to include it in the next version. If you need it now, you must build Stellarium yourself. The orbital elements for asteroids ...

MACEDONIA, Ohio — The Nordonia Knights scored touchdowns in all three phases of Friday night’s Division II, Region 5 first-round matchup with the Solon Comets at Boliantz Stadium. After taking ...

UTICA — It wasn't a win, but the Utica Comets finally got their first point in the standings this season on Saturday at home, scoring with 99 seconds left in regulation to tie the Rochester ...

If you spotted comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) in person, or seen photos online this October, you might have been inspired to learn more about these visitors from the outer Solar System. Get ready ...

While many dubbed it the "Halloween comet," the cosmic snowball of ice and dust more officially known as C/2024 S1 (ATLAS), disintegrated on Oct. 28 as it approached the sun. The comet's final ...

A recently discovered comet that some stargazers had hoped to see during Halloween week has disintegrated before the day of ghosts and ghouls. NASA confirmed Tuesday its sun-observing spacecraft ...

While many backyard astronomers were waking up early to catch a glimpse of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS and its stunning anti-tail, another comet was making its way through our solar system.

Any comet with a period longer than 200 years is known as a long-period comet, and these are the hardest to predict. Most long-period comets pose no threat to Earth.