Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is now barreling away from the sun, never to return to the solar system. There's one more chance ...
Comet 3I/ATLAS, only the third interstellar object ever observed, is making its final pass through our skies, offering a rare ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. You’ve likely already heard about two comets visible from ...
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will soon reach its closest distance to Earth, so this may be our last, best chance to see this rare object before it heads back out into the universe, never to return. One ...
If you’ve ever wanted to see a chunk of the early solar system with your own eyes, now’s your chance. The comet C/2025 A6, commonly called Comet Lemmon, is currently on approach with the inner solar ...
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I just received this image of Comet 240P/NEAT from longtime Astronomy contributor Chris Schur, and I had to share it. This ...
Comet Lemmon, a comet discovered in January, may be visible with the unaided eye after sunset this week. Credit: Creators.com illustration It’s been a few years since we’ve seen a decently bright ...
24P/Schaumasse will make its closest pass of the sun on Jan. 8, according to In-the-sky, when it will pass 109.7 million ...
Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) is making a rare appearance in Earth's skies, after rapidly approaching Earth since its discovery in January The comet reaches its closest approach to Earth in October, ...
A comet hurtling through the solar system from interstellar space is exactly what it appears to be, NASA officials said Wednesday, moving to quash a wave of online speculation. At a news conference, ...
Recently discovered Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) will make its closest approach to the sun and Earth in late April and could ...