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 ...

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 ...

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) is this year’s brightest comet visible from Earth—an icy relic from the solar system’s origins that won’t return until the next millennium. Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), captured ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A brightening comet is now becoming easier to see — and this ...

A newly discovered comet has astronomers excited, with the potential to be a spectacular sight in early April. C/2026 A1 (MAPS) was spotted by a team of four amateur astronomers with a remotely ...

Comet C/2025 R3 is already drawing attention—and offers a rare chance to understand what separates an ordinary comet from a truly “great” one. Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) hangs above Bietschhorn in ...

Some astronomers have noted that its faint magnitude "does not bode well for the comet's survival past perihelion." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.