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The newly discovered comet, C/2025 F2 (SWAN), is racing toward the Sun, and it may not survive its closest approach.
A freshly-discovered comet has lots of skywatchers training their telescopes on the dawn sky, but pretty soon the new Comet ...
Currently only visible from the Northern Hemisphere, C/2025 F2 (SWAN) looks like a small green sphere. Its vivid green glow is caused by diatomic carbon molecules, which emit a green light under the ...
In a race against time, clouds and the setting sun, photographer Josh Dury captured this dramatic photograph of Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) at dusk on Jan. 15. The comet is a rare visitor to our ...
If it is as bright as some astronomers expect, it could outshine Venus. The comet should be visible just after dusk low in the southwest sky. Maryland should have mostly clear skies Monday night ...
This April, the skies put on a dazzling show – watch planets like Jupiter, Venus, and Mars glide across morning and evening ...
The Charlcombe Toad Rescue Group helped nearly 4,000 toads, frogs and newts across a half-mile stretch of a road during this year’s ...
Its presence confirmed Ludwig Biermann's prescient 'wind sock' explanation for the deflection of comet tails and accounted ... of radiation from the 'dusk' and 'dawn' sides of a celestial body ...
“A study in the US found that shifting clocks in autumn puts more drivers on the road at dusk, which is a particularly active time of year for deer. “This overlap leads to a significant rise ...
To observe the comet, skywatchers need clear views toward the east-southeast at dawn and west-southwest at dusk. Binoculars are highly recommended. However, astronomers caution against attempting ...