This week will be the only chance to ever observe Comet Leonard — one of the brightest comets to pass by the planet Earth. Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) was discovered in January by Astronomer Greg ...
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Sometime in 2029, the European Space Agency is scheduled to launch its Comet Interceptor Mission. The Interceptor will wait for a long-period comet to arrive in the inner solar system then set off on ...
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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is rapidly moving away from us. Can we intercept it before it leaves us forever?
I/ATLAS has passed its closest point to Earth, meaning we will soon lose sight of it for good. Some scientists want to send a ...
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 ...
A few days ago, an inscrutable interstellar interloper made its closest approach to Mars, where a fleet of international spacecraft seek to unravel the red planet’s ancient mysteries. Several of the ...
ESA’s Mars orbiters have observed comet 3I/ATLAS, only the third interstellar comet ever discovered. The faint, distant object revealed a glowing coma as it was heated by the Sun. Researchers are ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE), or Comet NEOWISE, is a retrograde comet ...
Stargazers are in for a treat -- a newly discovered comet is visible in the July night sky. Comet Neowise, discovered in late March, is appearing brighter as it approaches the sun, according to ...
Another comet, C/2025 A6 Lemmon, is possibly becoming bright enough to be visible to the naked eye in the coming days.(WTOP/Greg Redfern) A year ago, the D.C. region was enthralled with Comet A3 ...
Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...
A photographer says he feels "very lucky" to have captured Comet C/2025 A6 as it appeared over the Lancaster bomber sculpture in Norton Disney. Also known as Comet Lemmon, it was first detected in ...
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