2023-09-15 11:05:00 National Astronomical Research Institute Reveals those interested in taking pictures of the comet, Comet Nishimura, the comet is orbiting closest to the Sun on Sept. 17. It is expected that it will be brighter. If you miss this time, you will have to wait another 400 years. Today (Sept. 15), the page “NARIT, … Read more
2023-08-20 15:06:49 Several hundred million kilometers away, a comet discovered by an amateur seems to be approaching the Earth and the Sun. Named Nishimura, it should gain brightness over the next few weeks to potentially become visible to the naked eye in mid-September. Scanning the sky and its morning light, Japanese amateur astronomer Hideo Nishimura … Read more
2023-05-16 13:06:28 We no longer really count the discoveries already made thanks to the James-Webb space telescope. But the precision of the data it returns sometimes also reveals some unsuspected mysteries. Like the one hidden by the amazing comet Read. You will also be interested [EN VIDÉO] What is a comet? Where do they come … Read more
Joana Campos Meteored Portugal 21/03/2023 16:00 5 min A type of water heavier than terrestrial water has been discovered in a star located 1300 light years from Earth. Until a few decades ago, the presence of water was thought to be unique on Earth, and it was actually used as a biosignature – biosignatures are … Read more
Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) will approach the Earth in 2020. A newly discovered comet (C/2023 A3) is expected to become even brighter. Alexander Ryumin/TASS via Getty Images Astronomers have discovered a new comet heading for Earth. The comet will likely be brighter than the stars in the night sky. The comet is said to have … Read more
Constantly scanning the sky, it has to happen. Regularly, even. A new comet has just been discovered by astronomers. According to their predictions, it could eventually become brighter than the stars in our sky. THE astronomersastronomers nicknamed it “Tsuchinshan-ATLAS”. But its code name is C/2023 A3. It’s about a cometcomet frankly discovered. It is not … Read more
asteroid. Courtesy of Wikipedia Asteroids and comets that sometimes come close to Earth and make people nervous! Astronomers are always closely watching the movements of the two bodies to prevent them from colliding with the Earth. What is the difference between an asteroid and a comet? ● Asteroid An asteroid is a celestial body orbiting … Read more
Chinese astronomers have made new findings regarding their research on the activity of the first two comets discovered by the country, according to the Purple Mountain Observatory (PMO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The comets, coded 62P/Tsuchinshan 1 and 60P/Tsuchinshan 2, were spotted by the Observatory in January 1965, and were confirmed as new … Read more