Astronomers Tracking Rare Comet—How To See From Your Backyard

Perihelion is the point on an orbital course that brings a body closest to the sun. C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) is an Oort cloud comet ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS Is Leaving the Solar System: How To See It Before It’s Gone

Having made its closest approach to the sun on Wednesday October 29, comet 3I/ATLAS will soon be visible from Earth ...
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Two bright comets will swing by Earth this month. Here’s how to see them

Two newly discovered comets are streaking across the sky in a spectacular display as they make their closest approaches to Earth this month. Comets are made of ice, frozen gases and rock, and as they ...
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Fly into the cosmos: Sac State’s planetarium is a curiosity power house

Sacramento State’s planetarium coordinator Kyle Watters shares how he developed a passion for astronomy and what audiences can expect during the upcoming planetarium shows on Oct. 24-26.
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Two Comets Are Moving Into Your Night Skies in October: How to Watch

The comets A6 (Lemmon) and R2 (SWAN) are visitors from the chilly fringes of our solar system, and could even be visible at the same time. By Marina Koren If you like comets, this month is shaping up ...