That barely visible blotch is Comet C/2024 G3 (Picture: AFP) To give some perspective on its 160,000-year-long orbit, Neptune, the planet furthest away from the sun, takes 165 years to do a solar lap.

Researcher Noemí Pinilla-Alonso explained that the composition is uncharacteristic of objects near Neptune ... like that of an asteroid and a comet, are also head-scratchers.

Those with telescopes or other technology can find Neptune in line near Venus and Uranus will be near Jupiter. The Planetary Society calculations indicate Comet C/2024 G3, nicknamed Comet Atlas G3 ...

However, also on show during totality (only) will be a bevy of planets and a comet. Uranus, Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn and Mars will all be relatively close to the sun. That’s all ...

Venus, Jupiter, and Mars dominate the sky. Catch your last views of Saturn as early in the month, the Moon passes in front of ...

This month, six planets in the solar system — Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune and Saturn — will appear in Earth’s skies in a "parade of planets." Although the dark hours of Jan. 21 and ...

It probably spent nearly all of the past 4.5 billion years in a deep freeze beyond Neptune, inside the comet Wild 2 (pronounced VILT-two). Decades ago Wild 2 somehow got nudged into an orbit that ...

People in the northern hemisphere will be able to see Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars during the planetary parade. The next full moon will happen on Feb. 12. Known as the ...

Uranus and Neptune are visible with a telescope ... they're easier to spot than a random comet or supernova. You can see them all in the first few hours after sunset. Find a safe and comfortable spot ...

The night sky is putting on a celestial show with a dazzling "planetary parade" featuring six major planets and a bonus comet.