On Feb. 4, green comet C/2022 E3 will become visible to the naked eye under clear skies. Comets like C/2022 E3 are assigned a numerical and alphabetical value through a series of standardizations.
Gianluca Masi from the Virtual Telescope Project captured imagery of comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF). The comet's closest approach to Earth at 26.4 million miles (42.5 million km) away. Credit: Gianluca Masi / ...
Stargazers could be treated to a dazzling display at the end of May thanks to the remains of a shattered comet. The possible meteor shower, called the tau Heruclid, is forecast to peak on the night of ...
Comet Lemmon, discovered earlier this year, will make a close approach to Earth later this month, giving skywatchers the ...