Stargazers using telescopes should be able to see the object in the predawn sky beginning Nov. 11, according to EarthSky.
Sunrise and sunset • Rises at 7:31 a.m. and sets at 5:59 p.m. on the 1st (daylight saving time) • Rises at 7:03 a.m. and sets ...
About 50 light-years from Earth, a gas giant about half the mass of Jupiter orbits a sunlike star. The discovery of Pegasi 51 b ushered in a new era of exoplanet research.
November's Sky Above episode features a supermoon, meteor shower, and interstellar comet, with experts discussing these ...
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has a thick irradiated crust that no longer resembles its home star system, simulations and ...
The best news for stargazers in November is that Butler nights are much longer, and you can start your stargazing well before ...
New research from Rice University shows that Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, played a major role in shaping ...
At magnitude 9.5, the Ghost’s Goblet is visible in binoculars and even more striking through a telescope, where its triangular core appears as the “cup” of a ghostly goblet. Astronomy contributor ...
The gas giant WASP-18b belongs to a class known as ultra-hot Jupiters — giant, searing, gaseous planets that orbit perilously close to their stars. Researchers used a new technique called ...
I/ATLAS is the third interstellar object ever discovered in our solar system. Telescope observations suggest it is a roughly 7-mile-wide (11 kilometers) comet zooming at more than 130,000 mph (210,000 ...
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on Wednesday reached its closest point to the Sun, a point known as perihelion. Although this ...
This year’s “Halloween fireballs” are stunning to watch, but scientists say they may carry a warning from space.