The aurora in early October followed by the appearance of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS the following week had me thinking about the rare events we observe in astronomy.

In just the last few months, a mini-moon hovered around earth, the biggest supermoon of 2024 was seen, a city-sized asteroid headed towards our planet in October, and a rare comet that appears ...

Just a couple of weeks later on October 12, it reached its closest approach to Earth — called perigee. Because the comet survived its passage by the Sun, it is still visible to observers ... witnessed ...

A newly discovered Comet is about to make its closest pass by Earth later in the week and is expected to be visible through the end of October ... fragile than people may realize, thanks to ...

The Northern Taurids have been active since mid-October ... a few seconds but on rare occasions enduring for several minutes. Smoke trails, which are most often visible during daylight hours ...

While Nordic countries are undoubtedly considered the best places in the world to spot the northern lights, the awe-inspiring aurora borealis may be visible ... States is rare, but the phenomenon ...

The Northern Taurids, on the other hand, will run between October 13 to December ... result of a trail left by the comet 2P/Encke, and while the Northern Taurids may also be caused by a separate ...

Now, let's keep in mind that we all were able to witness the comet ... October 12th, becoming visible in the skies above our ...