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We have been moderately lucky with comets in the last several months. We had Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS last October shining ...
A newly discovered comet, called C/2025 F2 (SWAN), may have disintegrated. But the remnants are still visible.
Skywatchers throughout the Northern Hemisphere are enjoying views of the newly discovered Comet SWAN.
Stargazers are anxiously waiting to see if Comet Atlas brightens in the night sky to become one of the greatest comets in a century. Or not. While Comet Atlas is still visible only with a ...
Last year there was much ballyhoo over the so-called “devil comet,” some will-it-won’t-it drama of Tsunchinshan-ATLAS, and the sudden discovery (and quick demise) of a third comet that failed to meet ...
A newly discovered comet is fascinating astronomers and amateur stargazers alike as it remains a brightening feature in the northeast night sky.
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was discovered in January 2023 after Tsuchinshan Observatory in China spotted it, which was later independently detected by Nasa's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert ...
The striking Comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN) photograph was captured by astrophotographer Josh Dury at 4:50 a.m. local time on April 9.
Currently only visible from the Northern Hemisphere, C/2025 F2 (SWAN) looks like a small green sphere. Its vivid green glow is caused by diatomic carbon molecules, which emit a green light under the ...
Scientists have unearthed the remains of five enormous 25,000-year-old woolly mammoths in Austria — and they appear to have been hunted and butchered by ancient humans. The... A newly-discovered ...
Minor Planet Center officially designated comet SWAN25F as C/2025 F2 (SWAN) on April 8. SWAN is an instrument particularly designed to study the Sun ...