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C/2023 A3 Halley's Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Observation Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Visibility C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks Comet Encke Sungrazers Tsuchinshan-Atlas Orbital Mechanics Observation Techniques Comet C/2023 A3 Characteristics Swift-Tuttle 12P/Pons-Brooks Comet Swift-Tuttle C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas Meteor Showers Historical Comets Discovery Sungrazing Comets Long-Period Comets C/2024 G3 C/2024 S1 Comet ATLAS Swift-Tuttle Comet Dark Comets Comet A3 Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS 96P/Machholz 109P/Swift-Tuttle C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) Kreutz Sungrazers Comet A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-Atlas) Encke's Comet Periodic Comets Comet Composition Origins Comet G3 ATLAS Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS Comet 12P SOHO spacecraft Composition Orbit Oort Cloud Parent Comets Comet Thatcher Comet Origins Comet 13P/Olbers G3 ATLAS Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko Fragmentation Comet Nishimura Peak Visibility 21P/Giacobini-Zinner Comet Impact Short-period Comets 55P/Tempel-Tuttle 46P/Wirtanen Meteoroids Origin Asteroids 3200 Phaethon Comet Discoveries 8P/Tuttle Comet Sightings 12P Rock Comets Comet Wild 2 Micrometeoroids C/2021 S3 Pannstars C/2021 S3 PANSTARRS Comet Characteristics C/2021 S3 PanSTARRS Specific Comets Historical Significance Comet 12P/Pons Brooks Celestial Events Nature Short-Period Comets Comet Behavior Astrophotography Specific Comet (12P/Pons-Brooks) Pons-Brooks Comet Ejecta Marsden group Citizen Scientists Scientific Research CAESAR Mission SOHO Mission Appearance Sungrazer Comet Origin of Meteor Showers Comet Debris

NASA Supercomputer Reveals Spiral Structure in Solar System’s Outer Edge

Comet ATLAS Disintegrates After Dazzling Solar Encounter

January’s Planetary Parade Offers Stunning Night Sky Views

Rare Sun-Skirting Comet Visible in Southern Hemisphere Skies This Week

Comet C/2024 G3 Offers Rare Viewing Opportunity, But Visibility Remains Challenging

Rare Comet C/2024 G3 Expected to Shine as Bright as Venus

Comet G3 ATLAS Approaches Perihelion With Potential for Exceptional Brightness

Scientists Identify Two Distinct Types of Newly Discovered 'Dark Comets'

New Study Links Comet 67P's Water to Earth's Oceans

Leonid Meteor Shower to Illuminate Skies During Beaver Supermoon

Potential Leonid Meteor Outburst Sparks Interest in 2024

Taurid Meteor Shower Peaks with Spectacular Fireballs

Taurid Meteor Showers to Illuminate Night Skies in November

Taurid Meteor Showers to Illuminate November Skies with 'Fireballs'

Two Comets Captivate and Disintegrate: A Cosmic Show

Astronomers Capture Stunning Image of Dark Wolf Nebula

Comet ATLAS Disintegrates After Close Encounter with the Sun

Halloween Comet C/2024 S1 Faces Disintegration as It Nears the Sun

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS and Halloween Comet ATLAS Light Up October Skies

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS: Last Chance for a Spectacular Sky Show

Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight with Halley's Comet Debris

Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks with Stunning Sky Show

Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Amid Bright Moonlight Challenge

Final Viewing Opportunity for Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS This Weekend

Rare Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas Visible for Limited Time

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Offers Rare Viewing Opportunity Before Fading

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Offers Rare Viewing Opportunity This Week

Rare Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Visible Tonight for First Time in 80,000 Years

Super Hunter's Moon to Illuminate Skies as 2024's Closest Full Moon

Two Comets Make Rare Appearance Near Earth This October

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Dazzles the Night Sky

Rare Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Approaches Closest Point to Earth

Draconid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight, Offering Rare Evening Viewing

Rare 'Comet of the Century' Offers a Spectacular October Sky Show

Webb Telescope Reveals Mysterious Gas Jets from Centaur 29P

Two Comets to Illuminate Fall Skies, Offering Rare Celestial Show

Ancient Comet Makes Rare Return, Visible in October Skies

Rare Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Graces Earth's Skies After 80,000 Years

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Approaches Perihelion, Promising Spectacular Views

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS to Reach Closest Point to Sun, Potentially Visible to Naked Eye

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS to Illuminate Night Skies in Coming Weeks

Saturn Reaches Opposition: Best Viewing Opportunities This Weekend

September's Night Sky Offers Rare Celestial Events

Perseid Meteor Shower and Northern Lights Dazzle Skywatchers Globally

NASA Decommissions NEOWISE After 15 Years of Asteroid Detection

Perseid Meteor Shower and Northern Lights to Illuminate Skies This Weekend

August Skywatching: Perseid Meteor Shower and Rare Blue Moon

August Skywatching: Perseid Meteor Shower and Planetary Conjunctions

August Skywatching: Perseid Meteor Shower and Planetary Conjunctions

Spectacular Celestial Events to Light Up the Night Sky This Week

Delta Aquariid Meteor Shower: What to Expect in 2024

Double Meteor Showers to Illuminate Night Skies Next Week

Study Reveals Dark Comets Could Constitute 60% of Near-Earth Objects

Perseid Meteor Shower to Illuminate Skies Across the U.S. Until August 24

Unexpected Comet Fragment Lights Up Iberian Skies

Comet Fragment Creates Spectacular Blue Fireball Over Spain and Portugal

Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower Promises Spectacular Celestial Display

Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower to Peak with Exceptional Brilliance

Lyrid Meteor Shower Aligns with Bright 'Pink' Supermoon This Week

Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend Amid Bright Moonlight

‘Devil Comet’ 12P/Pons-Brooks Makes Final Northern Sky Appearance Before Heading South

Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend, Viewing Challenged by Bright Moonlight

Total Solar Eclipse of 2024 Leaves Lasting Impressions Across North America

Rare 'Devil Comet' to Illuminate Solar Eclipse Sky

'Devil Comet' Illuminates Night Sky, Offers Unique Viewing During Solar Eclipse

Study Unveils 'Space Snowman' May Harbor Ancient Ices, Challenging Comet Theories

ESA and NASA's SOHO Observatory Marks 5,000th Comet Discovery

Heat, Not Collisions, Identified as Key Factor in Comet Ejecta Disintegration

Rare 'Devil Comet' to Illuminate April 8 Total Solar Eclipse After 71 Years

'Devil Comet' Graces Earth's Night Sky, Won't Return Until 2095

Amateur Astronomers Called to Photograph Passing Comet

Asteroid Ryugu Samples Reveal Comet Particles and Organic Matter

Stardust Mission Reveals Surprising Origins of Comet Wild 2

Ursid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight, Last of 2023

Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks with Up to 120 Meteors Per Hour

Leonid Meteor Shower to Peak This Weekend

Orionid Meteor Shower To Peak This Weekend

Comet Nishimura Regrows Tail After Solar Storm, Will Be Visible To Naked Eye This Weekend

Possible Meteorite Strikes New Jersey Home, No Injuries Reported

Flower Moon Eclipsed During Peak of Halley's Comet Meteor Shower