On February 17, the comet will make its closest approach to Earth from 94 million miles, roughly as far as the Sun.

A comet discovered earlier this year continues to break apart after its close brush with the sun this month. Astronomer Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project captured breathtaking imagery of ...

The comet broke into pieces after making a close approach around the sun in October 2025.

A comet, dubbed C/2025 K1 (ATLAS), spectacularly broke apart into three huge chunks — and anybody with an eight-inch telescope or bigger can catch the resulting fireworks show for the next several ...

A new image shows the growing tail of a comet from another star system streaking across our solar system. The image of comet 3I/ATLAS was captured on Aug. 27 using one of the telescopes at the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS recently emerged from behind the glare of the sun to become visible to ground-based telescopes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

The images show the comet's core breaking apart into three or possibly four fragments. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking ...