A rare celestial visitor is slipping into the dawn sky, and it hasn't passed through our corner of the solar system since prehistoric times. Comet C/2025 R3 (Pan-STARRS) — discovered on Sept. 7, 2025, ...

A striking observation by astrophotographers Gerald Rhemann and Michael Jäger has captured Comet 220P/McNaught during an unusually bright phase above Namibia, months after an outburst temporarily sent ...

A year ago, the D.C. region was enthralled with Comet A3 adorning our skies. We now have another comet, C/2025 A6 Lemmon, that’s possibly becoming bright enough to be visible to the naked eye in the ...

A sungazing spacecraft captured spectacular views of Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) as its ion tail appeared to "switch on" and swing away from the sun during a close approach to Earth on April 26. Comet ...

Comet MAPS (C/2026 A1) didn't survive its close encounter with the Sun, ruining its chances of brightening up the night skies. Reading time 2 minutes Bad news for skywatchers: A sungrazing comet that ...

A brightening comet on a once-in-170,000 years visit to the inner solar system is becoming easier to find before sunrise — and Thursday, April 16, is an ideal time to see it before it gets too close ...