A newly spotted comet is racing toward a perilously close encounter with the Sun, promising either a spectacular daytime ...

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 ...

A newly discovered sungrazing comet C/2026 A1 is heading for a perilous close encounter with the Sun in April. If it survives, it could become bright enough to shine in daylight, offering a rare ...

A new comet approaching the sun has caught the attention of astronomers, primarily because of its lineage. It appears to ...

Learn about a new Kreutz sungrazing comet that could be lighting up our skies come April 2026.

STUNNED astronomers have spotted a new comet out in space – and it this could be a pretty special one. There’s a chance it’ll ...

A newly discovered comet has astronomers buzzing with excitement, with the potential to put on a spectacular show in early ...

The object is known as C/2026 A1 (MAPS), discovered extremely recently on January 20 by a group of French amateur astronomers ...

Over the past 2,000 years, a series of spectacular comets have graced our skies. Without fanfare, they appear seemingly from ...

Evidence from medieval chronicles suggests that the periodic nature of Halley’s Comet was recognized centuries earlier than previously believed.

WASHINGTON — The Orionid meteor shower will put on a cosmic show in the night sky this week, giving stargazers a chance to see up to 20 meteors per hour. The Orionids will peak on Tuesday, Oct. 21, ...

An 11th-century monk saw the famous "Halley's comet" first as a child and later as an adult, new research finds.