A groundbreaking discovery was recently made about the largest comet ever observed hurtling toward the sun from the Oort Cloud in the outer reaches of our solar system. Astronomers recently got a ...

Stunning new photos show the pieces of the "other ATLAS," C/2025 K1, breaking apart in space after the golden comet suddenly exploded earlier this month.

Far beyond the bright planets, in the dim outskirts of the Solar System, astronomers keep stumbling on objects that refuse to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The largest comet ever found has jets of carbon monoxide gas ...

On December 19, this interstellar visitor with its peculiar composition offers a glimpse into the makeup of celestial bodies ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS was first spotted by telescopes in July. Ever since then, it has stirred a furor of excitement and mystery ...

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The comet Tempel 1 (shown) was also studied this decade, though Wild 2 is the first comet whose particles were analyzed on Earth. Science After a thorough analysis of particles collected from a comet ...

It's a rare treat to see so many astronomical delights in the sky at one time. The dark skies of Chile's Atacama Desert are perfect for skywatching, especially when a parade of six planets and a comet ...