Comet 46P/Wirtanen, dubbed the "Christmas comet" by some, is also set to blaze across the December sky. Come Dec. 16, the comet will be just over 7 million miles from Earth and should be visible ...

If you miss the comet this time around, you won’t get another chance to glimpse it in your lifetime.

A brand-new meteor shower triggered by the 'Christmas comet' 46P/Wirtanen may appear over Earth for the first time on Dec. 12, though it will be visible from only a small sliver of the world.

That’s because a comet that orbits between Jupiter and the sun will make its closest approach to Earth in centuries.

Dec. 21—PORTLAND, Maine — Bundle up, grab your binoculars or a telescope and head outside a bit after dusk this week for a Christmas present from the cosmos. Comet Leonard, discovered just ...

Comet Leonard, formally known as C/2021 A1, was discovered Jan. 3, 2021 by Gregory Leonard, a senior research specialist at the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory in Arizona.

Tucked below Lepus the Hare you'll find our Christmas comet, Lovejoy, now glowing at magnitude 5.5 and faintly visible to the naked eye from a dark sky location.

The Ursids come from the comet 8P/Tuttle. The moon will be 59% full that night, obscuring some meteors. Viewing lasts until Dec. 26. The next meteor shower, the Quadrantids, peaks on Jan 3.