Jupiter joins Mercury in early twilight as Mars lingers with Leo after dark. Saturn is visible in the morning, meeting ...

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China Wednesday launched its Tianwen-2 space mission to collect asteroid samples and conduct a main-belt comet study. A LongMarch 3B rocket lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center.

Three years ago this month, Comet NEOWISE lit up the northern sky at dawn and dusk. We look ahead at what other bright comets might be in our future. An astronaut on the International Space ...

Based on the object’s eccentric orbit, astronomers suspect ... but long-period comets can take thousands of years. NEOWISE won’t be back for another 6,800 years; 2014 UN271 could take between ...

coming to within 27 million miles (43 million km), or just inside Mercury’s orbit. The comet is now speeding back toward the outer solar system at around 37 miles per second (60 km/s). NEOWISE ...

Time to break out the binoculars. NEOWISE, a comet from the most distant part of our solar system, is temporarily passing through Earth’s orbit, and scientists say it won’t be back for another ...

The night sky has always fascinated me. The infinite black blanket of glittering stars and shining planets reminds me that the universe is a lot wider and vast than I think. A summer pastime of ...

With its nearly parabolic orbit around the Sun, comet NEOWISE is projected to not return to the inner solar system for another 6,800 years. For more photos of comet NEOWISE, including a stunning ...

Images are emerging online of Comet NEOWISE—a spectacular comet from ... However, with satellites in a low Earth orbit (LEO) it’s possible that SpaceX Starlink’s service could bring a ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The brightest comet to appear in Northern Hemisphere skies in nearly a quarter of a century ...