The “Halloween comet” C/2024 S1 photographed by the SOHO space telescope shortly before disintegrating. Credit: NASA/ESA SOHO The comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS)nicknamed “Halloween comet” due to the possibility that it could become visible in our skies in the next few days, it disintegrated on 28 October 2024 as it approached a short distance from the Sun. Discovered very recently, on ...
Credits: John Pheian Halloween we celebrate the October 31st and it is a very popular occasion not only in North America but, to a lesser extent, also in Italy, Europe and other countries. The origins of the holiday are linked to that of All Saints’ Dayintroduced in 7th centuryand perhaps also in some of the rites Celtic populations. Contrary to ...
The last week of October begins, the one that takes us to the Halloween weekend, or All Saints’ Day for traditionalists. So here are our themed streaming recommendations, with a long list of films to watch in which – obviously – thriller and horror dominate. Among the new releases we therefore highlight the Spanish Apocalipsis Z: El Principio Del Fin ...
The “comet of the century” C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is still putting on a show high on the south-west horizon for three hours after sunset, visible through binoculars. As the days go by it is becoming weaker and weaker, saying goodbye definitively towards the end of October. If the show hasn’t quenched your hunger for hairy celestial bodies, here’s what they ...