NASA's infrared telescope SPHEREx captured stunning images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it exited the solar system.

Two newly discovered comets are streaking across the sky in a spectacular display as they make their closest approaches to Earth this month. Comets are made of ice, frozen gases and rock, and as they ...

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 ...

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 SWAN and Lemmon look set to offer a rare chance to ...

That community recently came together to observe Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) as it passed through the night sky. Near ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Comet R2 SWAN passes the ...

An interdisciplinary investigation published this week has called into question the authorship of one of the most celebrated astronomical discoveries of the modern era: the determination of the cycle ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — We’re just days away from the arrival of a comet from outside of our solar system. On December 19, 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Earth after months of travel. This is the ...

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 ...