Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) splits into 3 pieces after a close brush with the sun (video)
Astronomers have captured striking footage of the solar system comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) breaking apart…
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The First Radio Signal From Comet 3I/Atlas Ends the Debate About Its Nature
More evidence has emerged to support the natural origin of comet 3I/Atlas. After several weeks…
How to Follow the Trajectory of Comet 3I/Atlas
On December 19, it will pass about 270 million kilometers from Earth, almost 700 times…
Interstellar invader Comet 3I/ATLAS is still full of surprises — an unexpected brightening has scientists baffled
The interstellar invader Comet 3I/ATLAS is continuing to surprise scientists, this time by brightening at…
The Interplanetary Race to Study Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
When Comet 3I/ATLAS roared into the solar system this summer, it launched a scientific scramble…
Sorry, but interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS really is a comet, not aliens
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as seen by the Gemini South telescope in ChileInternational Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Shadow the…
Why Aren’t All Comets as Bright as Comet Lemmon?
No two comets are exactly alike.Of course, they can appear similar. Two decently bright comets…
A distant comet is forming new rings while we watch in real time
Illustration of Chiron’s ringsDan Durda For the first time, astronomers are watching a ring system…
How to See Comet Lemmon and the Orionids Meteor Shower Peak
October 17, 20253 min readHow to Catch a Rare Comet and a Meteor ShowerA comet…
How to See Comet Lemmon This October
It was early January 2025 when a faint light spot was observed at the Mt.…