A dazzling comet left behind a dramatic dust tail as it swept around the sun, new photos reveal. C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) was visible to the naked eye earlier in October as the comet, which ...

STEREO also saw Phaethon's tail develop on later solar approaches in 2012 and 2016. The tail's appearance supported the idea that dust was escaping the asteroid's surface when heated by the sun.

C/2021 S3 PanSTARRS will safely pass by Earth this spring, and researchers are asking for help photographing the comet's journey to see if its tail has been detached by strong solar winds.

Skygazers have had a lot to look at recently. A couple of dueling meteor showers graced the skies earlier this week, but if ...

Be sure to turn your eyes to the night sky, as brief flashes of light will streak through outer space on Tuesday night.

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) from the Dark Sky Alqueva reserve in Portugal on Oct. 13, 2024 as the comet was displaying an 'anti-tail.' ...

A new comet making its way toward the Earth got a dose of the sun's true power when a gust of solar wind blew away its tail. The comet, named C/2023 P1, or Nishimura, has continued to approach the ...

Mercury, the solar system's smallest planet, has a comet-like tail made predominantly of sodium ions, which are scattered from the planet's surface by solar wind and micro-meteor impacts.

The comet, like the more famous Halley's Comet, is made up of ice, rock and dust. The tail shows up when solar winds blows over the comet, siphoning gas and dust from the rock and forming the tell ...

The tail's appearance supported the idea that dust was escaping the asteroid's surface when heated by the Sun. However, in 2018, another solar mission imaged part of the Geminid debris trail and ...

STEREO also saw Phaethon’s tail develop on later solar approaches in 2012 and 2016. The tail’s appearance supported the idea that dust was escaping the asteroid’s surface when heated by the Sun.