Local photographer John Highsmith set out with his camera one evening in mid-October in hopes of capturing the Tuschinshan-ATLAS comet.

Find out how comets are connected to some of our favorite annual astronomy events with November's Night Sky Notes!

Talk about a Halloween treat. A recently discovered comet will be blazing by the Earth in broad daylight just in time for Halloween, astronomers say. Comet C/2024 S1, first found at the end of ...

The comet is currently high in the west at sunset as seen from the mid-latitudes of North America, but is dim enough that a pair of binoculars or small telescope is likely your best bet at this point.

Earlier in the week, the comet was visible with the naked eye and you could captured it with your iPhone. But now, you likely will need binoculars or a telescope to see it as the comet dims.

Yet, the quickest and most effective way to refresh your phone's appearance is to apply a new wallpaper. The iPhone has a decent selection of wallpapers by default, and some that even change their ...

If you want to see what people are calling "the comet of the century," your last chance is coming up soon, as it will most likely not be visible with the naked eye anymore after this weekend.

It's name is a mouthful: Com et C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. If your focus lately has (understandably) been on recent hurricanes, you may have missed the news about this once-in-a-lifetime event.

A rare comet will dazzle the Illinois sky again this weekend as it continues to pass by the sun in a once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon. What is the name of the comet tonight? Comet C/2023 A3 ...

The comet typically appears about 45 minutes after sunset, so check your phone or weather app for the sunset time in your area. Need an app to give you extra help in finding it? Apps like ...

CINCINNATI — A comet that has been making passes by Earth for more than a week was clearly visible in the Cincinnati area Thursday night thanks to some clear skies. Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas was ...

Have you seen it yet?If you happened to look up in the western sky just after sunset the past couple of days and a celestial streak caught your eye, you just saw comet A-3, or comet Tsuchinshan ...