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If the comet ever comes around again, it might take until the year 2457.

A once-in-a-lifetime celestial event is on the horizon as Comet Nishimura, officially designated C/2023 P1 (Nishimura), graces the night sky next week, delighting astronomers and stargazers.

The nucleus is at the center of the comet, from where dust and ice stretch and they get illuminated when the sunlight falls on them. This is seen as a streaming tail. Know many other mysteries solved.

It is plausible that a primordial planetary body could survive in the distant Kuiper Belt, researchers write

Astronomers have theorised in their new study that there may be a planet equal to the size of Earth living a few billion miles away behind Neptune, calling it Planet Nine.Researchers Patryk Sofia...

It is plausible that a primordial planetary body could survive in the distant Kuiper Belt, researchers write

Astronomers have recently discovered promising indications of a planet similar to Earth within our solar system, potentially located in an orbit beyond Neptune around the Sun.

A Dundee astronomy expert has revealed the best way to see the green-tailed Nishimura comet as it passes Earth.

Now is the time to pull out your binoculars, telescope, or camera. This brief but bright comet is only visible for another week.

Comet Nishimura was discovered in August 2023, and is passing close to Earth and the Sun in September. Learn more about it and how to find it.