See the New Comet Nishimura Before It Disappears for More Than 400 Years
The universe is delivering a cosmic gift this week—a newly discovered comet will zip by earth to say hey before leaving our planetary neighborhood for more than 400 years. The…
Check Out What’s Happening in Space This Month
There’s nothing better for cooling off during a punishingly hot summer than checking out the night sky, and this year, August is working overtime to entertain and entrance. Gaze upwards…
Newly Discovered Comet Set To Fly Past Earth In February: All You Need To Know
This will be the comet’s first approach towards Earth in 50,000 years.A newly discovered comet, which has not been seen in the past 50,000 years, is set to become visible…
Comet K2 Expected to Grow Brighter in December as It Will Approach Sun
The comet C/2017 K2 has offered a spectacular celestial show for stargazers and astronomers as it hurtled past Earth this week. In its closest approach to our planet, which was…
When to Watch the Tau Herculid Meteor Shower
Photo: sripfoto (Shutterstock) Meteors aren’t rare: There are space particles falling toward Earth constantly, and if you look closely for long enough on any given evening, you’re likely to see…
When to See the Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower Peak
Photo: Geermy (Shutterstock) The heavens are providing us earthlings with a bountiful array of interesting things to see in the sky this month. The total lunar eclipse and planetary alignments…
Hubble Finds Comet With the Largest Nucleus
Scientists are all eyes on the behemoth comet, C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein). NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has determined that the nucleus of this comet is the largest ever found. The estimated…
21 Clever Things You Never Knew Table Salt Could Do
Photo: Jiri Hera (Shutterstock) Oh sodium chloride, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depths of my crock pot, breadth of my…
Leonard Comet Is Approaching Earth for a Flyby on December 12
A comet is expected to fly past Earth next week during its journey through our Solar System towards the Sun. The comet, named Leonard after the astronomer Gregory Leonard, who…
The Comet Leonard, the Christmas Star, and Other Things to See in December’s Night Sky
Photo: Ylenia Cancelli (Shutterstock) There’s a lot going on in the night sky in December, from the spectacular Geminids meteor shower to Venus at its brightest. Here are some of…