Tail

It may be on its way away from Earth and heading out of the solar system, but interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS still has some surprises for researchers.New research reveals that jet structures in the sun-facing "anti-tail" of this…

Press enter or click to view image in full sizePost-perihelion image of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, taken on November 5, 2025 by the R. Naves Observatory, shows a fuzzy ball of light. The Sunward direction is towards the bottom…

Press enter or click to view image in full sizeNew images from the Nordic Optical Telescope, in the Canary Islands, Spain. The evolution of the glow around 3I/ATLAS shows a transition from an anti-tail towards the Sun to a tail away from…

A United Airlines plane heading for its gate clipped the tail of another United aircraft at Chicago’s O’Hare airport, authorities said.No one was hurt in Friday’s incident, and the 113 passengers on flight 2652 from Jackson Hole,…

A new image shows the growing tail of a comet from another star system streaking across our solar system. The image of comet 3I/ATLAS was captured on Aug. 27 using one of the telescopes at the International Gemini Observatory in…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Telescope observations reveal a growing tail on the comet that’s visiting from another star. Released Thursday, the pictures taken by the Gemini South telescope in…

A daredevil who pulled a crocodile's tail then rested his hands on its back came to regret it – after the angry reptile snapped back and sank its jaws into him. Border security guard Simson Paulus, 41, who was by the Etaka waterhole in…

Astronomers have discovered a breathtaking phenomenon that challenges our understanding of planetary dynamics. WASP-69 b, a distant gas giant located 163 light-years from Earth, has been observed with a striking comet-like tail composed…

A dazzling comet left behind a dramatic dust tail as it swept around the sun, new photos reveal.C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) was visible to the naked eye earlier in October as the comet, which is sort of an icy space snowball, flew…

Rescuers have found 'five major' parts of the destroyed Titan submersible which suffered a 'catastrophic implosion' 1,600ft from the bow of the Titanic, killing all five onboard.A remotely-operated vehicle deployed by the Canadian vessel…