In the photo from the space station, the comet is captured just above Earth’s horizon, which is illuminated by a bright light — also known as airglow — that occurs in the planet’s upper atmosphere when atoms and molecules emit light after being excited by sunlight.

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).

Astronomer Dean Regas gives us the lowdown on the best things to look out for this winter, from a “planet parade” to the ATLAS comet.

Plus: Saturn’s moon Iapetus is visible, our Moon passes the bright star Spica, and Mars skims south of Pollux in Gemini in the sky this week.

On Monday night you may have a chance to witness the moon obscuring the Red Planet at its brightest, as well as a comet’s closest approach to the sun.

Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars will appear to line up and be bright enough to see with the naked eye in the first few hours after dark. This weekend, Venus and Saturn get especially cozy.

Amateurs and experts alike are set to experience a rare opportunity to view Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS. Discovered on April 5, last year by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in Chile,

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS ... 5) Close Approach of Venus and Saturn On January 19, 2025, Venus and Saturn will have a close approach. They will appear very close together in the sky and are easily ...

Four of the planets, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be visible to the naked eye ... To top it all off, towards the end of the week there should be a comet that can be seen with the naked eye in the south-west, he said. The view of the comet was ...

Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are visible to the naked eye in January and for part of February. Uranus and Neptune can only be spotted with binoculars and telescopes.

A GALAXY of heavenly wrought poems has been brought together to celebrate Burns night this Saturday which coincides with a rare