Gianluca Masi from the Virtual Telescope Project captured imagery of comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF). The comet's closest approach to ...

On Feb. 4, green comet C/2022 E3 will become visible to the naked eye under clear skies. Comets like C/2022 E3 are assigned a numerical and alphabetical value through a series of standardizations.

Comet 2022 E3, nicknamed the Green Comet, originated in the Oort Cloud. The word comet comes from the Latin word cometa, which derives from the Greek word kome. Kome, translated means “the hair of the ...

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) could be visible in dark skies with the naked eye if it continues to brighten. NASA explains how to see ...

The comet, called 3I/ATLAS, is the third known interstellar object that has come through our solar system. As it flies deeper ...

Comet Nishimura has a hyperbolic orbit, which suggests that it may have come from outside the solar system and will likely be catapulted into interstellar space after slingshotting around the sun.

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has become a major focus of astronomical research. As only the third known comet to originate from beyond the solar system, it has drawn the attention of both NASA and ...