A huge comet with an eerie name is zooming past Earth for the first time in 71 years and it could be seen when the sun goes dark during the total solar eclipse on April 8, NASA says. The comet is ...

Why it's so special: Nicknamed the "Great Comet of 2025," Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is currently the brightest comet predicted to be visible from Earth all year. Discovered on April 5, 2024 by the ...

If I'd had a telescope or binoculars, I might have been able to use them to locate the comet on the horizon, and then direct my camera's zoom lens toward it. But instead, I shot vaguely in the ...

A rare comet will grace Australian skies in the coming days and nights, with astronomer Jonti Horner saying it should put on quite a show.