The comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) was discovered in 2023 and is on its way into the inner solar system. Early estimates ...

An ancient comet that only returns to the inner solar system once every 80,000 years, illuminated the night sky in the ...

Newly discovered comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is visible in the skies above Oregon, and local photographers have captured the event in dramatic photos.

October 10, 2024 [Note: time-lapse, no sound] On the night of October 10, 2024, in Miyun, located in Beijing, northern China, ...

A minor planet has been named after Chinese medical scientist Zhong Nanshan in recognition of his contribution to science at a ceremony held Friday in ...

Discovered in 2023, the rare comet can be seen easily and has exceeded the expectations of astronomical enthusiasts.

An asteroid was officially named Zhongnanshan in honor of the prominent Chinese respiratory disease expert during a naming ...

ATLAS, a rare, once-in-a-lifetime comet that is only visible once every 80,000 years, can be viewed by looking at the western horizon after sunset.

What a month for staring at the night sky. Last week the northern lights weaved ribbons of green and red through the dark. This past weekend, and again Monday evening, a comet that last passed by ...

It was initially discovered in 2023 by the Purple Mountain Observatory in China and an ATLAS telescope in South Africa last year. Up till now, you had to be in the Southern Hemisphere to hope to ...

The comet was discovered independently in January 2023 by two observatories - China's Tsuchinshan (Purple Mountain) Observatory and South Africa's ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert ...