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  Rare Comet to be visible from India soon: Here's how you can watch it passingby

  Science | April 17, 2026 15:52 IST

  A rare long-period comet, Comet C/2025 R3 (PANSTARRS), is set to become visible across India in the predawn sky this week. The comet, which takes nearly 200,000 years to orbit the Sun, could be seen with the naked eye from dark locations if weather conditions remain clear.

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  Interstellar comet 3I/Atlas to make closest approach to Earth this week

  Science | December 16, 2025 7:28 IST

  Officially designated 3I/Atlas after its discovery this summer, the comet will make its closest approach to Earth this Friday, passing within 167 million miles (269 million kilometers).

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  Rare celestial event: Comets SWAN and Lemmon visible this week; here’s how to spot them

  Science | October 22, 2025 10:55 IST

  Comets SWAN and Lemmon, both discovered this year, have arrived near Earth from the outer region of the solar system.

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  Hubble Space Telescope captures clearest-ever image of comet coming from another solar system

  Technology | August 08, 2025 12:30 IST

  The Hubble Space Telescope estimates the comet's size at no more than 5.6 kilometers. It is the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system.

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  Comet C/2023 A3 to grace Indian skies after 80,000 years- Rare celestial event

  Science | October 15, 2024 23:43 IST

  Comet C/2023 A3 will embark on an 80,000-year journey through the far reaches of the solar system before returning to Earth’s vicinity. This makes its current visit a truly unique event—one that no human will see again in their lifetime.

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  Comets brought carbon to Earth, Mars: Study

  Science | March 06, 2021 15:50 IST

  Comets could have been an essential source of carbon on planets like Earth and Mars during the early formation of the solar system, says a new study.

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  Comet strike 66 million years ago killed dinosaurs: Study

  Science | February 15, 2021 19:23 IST

  While it is known that the devastating impact of something huge that crashed into Earth 66 million years ago led to the extinction of dinosaurs, clarity on whether it was a comet or asteroid strike and where it originated was lacking.

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  Astronomer discovers rare comet during total solar eclipse

  Science | December 20, 2020 13:06 IST

  An astronomer has spotted a little tiny speck flying past the Sun which is a recently discovered rare comet, as the world witnessed the total solar eclipse this month.

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  Comet NEOWISE picture taken from International Space Station will blow your mind

  Science | July 18, 2020 11:31 IST

  Comet NEOWISE is a rare anomaly that can be seen for the next 20 days or so before it disappears for the next 6,000 years. For the next few days, the comet will be visible an hour before dawn. As the month goes on the comet will be visible in the evening before it fades away in the month of August.

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  NEOWISE Comet: How and when to see the once in 6,000 years phenomena

  Science | July 16, 2020 9:33 IST

  Comet NEOWISE also known as C/2020 F3 is now well and truly visible from the Earth. For the next 20 days or so, the comet will be visible to the naked eye each day for 20 minutes. 

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  NEOWISE comet LIVE TRACKER: How to track online, take photos, videos of RARE comet

  Technology | July 17, 2020 11:26 IST

  Neowise comet will be visible to the naked eye starting today for 20 days. Here's how you can track it online, click pictures and more.

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  NEOWISE Comet in India: Photos, videos and all you need to know

  Science | July 14, 2020 20:04 IST

  NEOWISE Comet: Stargazers in India will be able to witness the C/2020 F3 comet, or NEOWISE, July 14 onward. The comet will be visible to the naked for around 20 minutes every day for 20 days.

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  Comet NEOWISE now visible from earth, if missed, no sighting for 7,000 years | Photos, videos

  Science | July 13, 2020 10:28 IST

  Comet NEOWISE is now visible from Earth and will remain visible for the next 20, given weather permits sky-watchers once in a lifetime opportunity. Comet NEOWISE which is visible now and can be viewed via naked eyes, will not be visible after this current period for over 7000 years.

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  Comet NEOWISE to be clearly visible for 20 days from July 14 onwards

  Science | July 13, 2020 8:35 IST

  Comet NEOWISE or C/2020 F3, a comet discovered by NASA on March 27, from July 14 onwards, will be clearly visible in the north-western sky. It will be visible after sunset for around 20 minutes for the next 20 days.

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  Neowise comet streaks past Earth providing a stunning nighttime show. Check pics

  Trending | July 11, 2020 14:44 IST

  The NEOWISE comet has been providing a stunning nighttime show since it was first discovered on March 27, 2020, making the sky gazers spellbound. NASA's Neowise infrared space telescope discovered the comet first and scientists claimed that it is about 3 miles (5 kilometers) across

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  Why is NEOWISE comet trending? Catch the rare sight before it vanishes for 6000 years

  Trending | July 10, 2020 14:35 IST

  The Comet NEOWISE or C/20202 F3 was first discovered on March 27, 2020, by the Neowise space telescope after the sky witnessed Swan and Atlas in early 2020. The pictures of the newly discovered comet were first shared by a NASA astronaut Bob Behnken on Twitter on Sunday and left the internet amazed. Have a look at how Twitterati reacted to the beautiful pictures of the rare comet.

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  Breathtaking picture of the brightest comet in 7 years clicked from ISS shared by Russian Cosmonaut

  Science | July 05, 2020 11:15 IST

  In a day filled with celestial anomalies, a Russian Cosmonaut has shared an image of a comet taken from the International Space Station (ISS). The image is significant in more ways than one. The cosmonaut, Ivan Vagner, claimed that the comet -- C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) -- is the brightest comet in 7 years. And also, the tail of the comet is quite clearly visible from the image taken by Vagner. 

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  Comet Swan to light up sky on May 13 and Tweeple can't hide excitement

  Trending | May 12, 2020 12:43 IST

  Comet Swan, officially designated C/2020 F8 (SWAN), will be closest to Earth on May 13 and light up the sky.

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  Hubble Space Telescope captures breaking of comet Atlas into dozens of pieces

  Science | May 01, 2020 10:41 IST

  NASA's Hubble Space Telescope on Thursday captured a fragile comet, C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS), disintegrate into more than two dozen pieces. Hubble identified about 30 fragments on April 20, and 25 pieces on April 23, NASA said on Tuesday, adding that all the pieces are enveloped in a sunlight-swept tail of cometary dust.

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  Asteroid or comet impact caused extinction during last ice-age: Study

  Science | October 26, 2019 16:00 IST

  Archeologists continue to find evidence of an asteroid or comet impact pertaining to this time period, the study noted.