Astronomers Tracking Rare Comet—How To See From Your Backyard

Perihelion is the point on an orbital course that brings a body closest to the sun. C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) is an Oort cloud comet ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS now visible from Earth with a small telescope — here’s how to see it

Contrary to claims that 3I/ATLAS is no longer from Earth, space experts claim that the Manhattan-sized comet can now be captured by anyone with basic viewing equipment. Astronomer Yicheng Zhang ...
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How we sharpened the James Webb telescope’s vision from a million kilometres away

A ‘selfie’ taken during Webb’s testing on Earth. Ball Aerospace After Christmas dinner in 2021, our family was glued to the ...
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Scientists use James Webb Space Telescope to make 1st 3D map of exoplanet — and it's so hot, it rips apart water

Scientists use James Webb Space Telescope to make 1st 3D map of exoplanet — and it's so hot, it rips apart water ...
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How the Webb Space Telescope changed history with its first images

Five Year of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope NASA's James Webb Space Telescope was launched nearly five years ago, and the ...
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Night sky, November 2025: What you can see tonight [maps]

Find out what's up in your night sky during November 2025 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Can Now Be Seen From Earth – Even By Amateur Telescopes!

Two weeks ago, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was at conjunction, on the opposite side of the Sun with respect to Earth. Last ...
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These Scary Things in Space Will Haunt Your Dreams

An ominous-looking nebula named NGC 246 lurks in the constellation Cetus about 1,600 light-years away from Earth. It is ...

‘What the heck is that?’ Astronomers discover strange new black-hole stars

The James Webb Space Telescope has looked back into deep time to find “rubies” or “little red dots” stretched across the ...

Skywatch: Long starry nights are back

The best news for stargazers in November is that nights are much longer and you can start your stargazing well before 7 p.m.

The biggest supermoon of the YEAR will light up the skies this week – as our lunar satellite appears 8% larger and 16% brighter than usual

If you'd like to see the moon looking particularly big and bright, it's worth looking up on Wednesday evening.
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Astronomer reveals first look at Comet 3I/ATLAS as it reappears from behind the sun

An astronomer has snapped comet 3I/ATLAS using the Lowell Observatory's powerful Discovery Telescope, as well as his own ...