During the past few years, we have witnessed a bumper crop of bright naked-eye comets, beckoning us to set up a camera and record their beauty to share with friends and family. However, the next great ...

Protoplanetary disk. Figure from a computer simulation visualizing the formation of planets (https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12278 ). Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech. August 22, 2024, Mountain View, CA - An ...

No two comets are exactly alike. Of course, they can appear similar. Two decently bright comets that share a superficial resemblance are gracing our skies right now, in fact: C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) and ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS contains exceptionally high levels of methanol, suggesting it formed under conditions very different from those that shaped most comets in our solar system. ALMA also ...

Scientists used the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii to obtain images of the third-ever detected interstellar object, Comet 3I/ATLAS, on Nov. 26, 2025. Credit: NSF NOIRLab In the spirit of the season, ...

A team of astronomers, spearheaded by researchers from the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has successfully conducted groundbreaking radio observations of ...

Astronomers are hustling to use interplanetary spacecraft to study the interstellar comet dubbed 3I/ATLAS while the sun is hiding it from Earth When Comet 3I/ATLAS roared into the solar system this ...

NASA released new images of 3I/ATLAS as it plunged towards the sun, captured by a host of the agency’s robots and probes. A camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this image of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. On Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) will ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Comets Lemmon and SWAN are now becoming visible. Although ...