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'Once In Lifetime' Comet Will Be Visible To Naked Eye In Night Sky: Here's When To Watch
You'll want to keep an eye on the sky in the coming days and weeks.
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.
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, or C/2023 A3, which was first identified last year, is expected to be especially vivid, and its brightness could even compare to Jupiter, according to The New York Times.
The comet will be closest to earth -- about 44 million miles, mind you -- on Saturday, Oct. 12, according to NASA.
“This one is, I would say, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” said astro…
Bright Fireball Above East Coast Was Meteor: NASA
Did you see it?
A bright fireball that bolted across East Coast skies on Thursday, Nov. 2 was, in fact, a meteor, NASA confirmed.
Bright fireball off the coast of Long Island last night just after 7 PM local last night (November 2)
Numerous... Posted by NASA Meteor Watch on Friday, November 3, 2023
The meteor was spotted in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, around 7:10 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2, NASA said.
"An analysis of their accounts, combined with information from the World Trade Center and Onset EarthCams, indica…
Here's When The International Space Station Will Be Visible In Baltimore This Week
It's a bird … It’s a plane ... It’s the International Space Station!
In Maryland, stargazers will get a special treat this week in Baltimore, when the International Space Station will be clearly visible, with the best viewing expected at 6:06 p.m. on Monday, Dec 5.
On Monday, Baltimore residents who go outside and look to the northwest will see the station visible for several minutes, looking like a bright star gliding across the sky for approximately five minutes to the southeast.
The following day, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, the International Space Station will be visible twice, first to the n…
Maryland Mom, NASA Employee Callie Thessen Dies After Cancer Battle
Beloved Maryland mother and NASA employee Callie D. Thessen died on Monday, March 6 following a valiant cancer battle. She was 34.
Thessen graduated from high school in 2006 before joining the NASA team, where she had recently accepted a promotion, her obituary says.
Thessen was remembered for her love of sports, music, and most of all, her family.
“Callie was always so close with her family and friends, and love radiated from her in all that she did,” reads her memorial.
“She loved nothing more than spending her days with her boys and her husband — riding bikes, laughing, and loving…
