New comet makes historically close approach to Earth today, but ...
WEBSep 12, 2023 · There's a newly discovered comet in the sky, and it's about to make its closest flyby of Earth. Comet Nishimura (C/2023 P1) will zip past the planet at a distance of roughly 125 million...
A Naked-Eye Comet Is Coming Next Week — When To See Comet …
WEB2 days ago · Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) — also known as Comet A3 — looks set to shine brightly enough to be visible to the naked eye in late Sept. and early Oct. It comes in the wake of April's ...
Comet A3 is brightening. Will it be the comet of the year?
WEB5 days ago · Despite the previous reports that the comet might be disintegrating, the latest observations by sun-observing satellites and amateur astronomers indicate the comet is still very much alive.
A comet not seen in 50,000 years is coming. Here's what we know - Space.com
WEBJan 6, 2023 · The latest orbital elements suggest that the comet is currently traveling on an orbital path with an eccentricity of 1.00027, or in other words, a parabolic orbit. Such an orbit is not closed,...
Comet Nishimura and the Sigma-Hydrid meteors - EarthSky
WEBDec 9, 2023 · Hideo Nishimura of Kakegawa, Japan, was photographing the night sky on August 11 and 12, 2023, when he captured a new comet that now bears his name: comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura). In fact, the...
Astronaut captures stunning timelapse of Comet Tsuchinshan
WEB2 days ago · A video filmed by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick shows a rare glimpse of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS as seen from the International Space Station. The time lapse video shows the comet, designated C ...
Bright new comet discovered zooming toward the sun could …
WEBMar 4, 2023 · The newly discovered comet C/2023 A3 is making a close approach around the sun for the first time in 80,000 years, and might be as bright as a star in fall 2024.
Nishimura green comet: what is it, how to see it and when it will …
WEBSep 11, 2023 · A newly discovered green comet is zipping by Earth and is now visible for the first time since before Galileo invented his telescope.
See Comet Nishimura get its tail blown off by a solar storm …
WEBSep 7, 2023 · Comet Nishimura as it will appear in the Leo constellation just before dawn on Sept. 9, 2023. (Image credit: TheSkyLive.com) Notable comet hunter Michael Jäger, of Austria Jäger, has captured a...
Comet Nishimura: How and When to See It This Weekend - The New York Times
WEBSep 8, 2023 · Mr. Nishimura captured the comet on Aug. 12 while imaging the sky before sunrise with a digital camera — the third comet he has discovered. He reported the sighting to the Central Bureau for...