Interstellar comets are the original cosmic explorers, and by studying their metallic whispers, we are learning the secrets ...

The fate of a comet that was predicted to pass close to Earth remains a mystery five years after its dramatic breakup in the ...

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

French scientists discovered comet C/2026 A1 Jan. 13, currently approaching the sun. Here's what to know.

This newly discovered comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS), a rare Kreutz sungrazer, could blaze brightly in early April — or it could disintegrate entirely. Here's what to know.

The newly discovered sungrazing comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) will undergo an extremely close slingshot around our star in early ...

First its rotation slowed between March and May 2017, taking 46 hours to complete a spin where it had once taken only 20 hours. This occurred as the comet neared its closest point to the sun, roughly ...

For millions of years, a frozen wanderer drifted between the stars before slipping into our solar system as 3I/ATLAS—only the ...

Comet C/2024 E1 (Wierzchos), originating from the edge of the Solar System, is set to grace Indian skies in a once-in-a-lifetime event.

The MAPS Comet is expected to reach perihelion in early April, passing only 99,600 miles (160,200 km) above the surface of the sun (photosphere). To survive such a close approach, the comet needs to ...

Lyrid meteor shower 2026 peaks on April 22. Learn when to watch, viewing times, expected meteor rates, and key facts about the annual April sky event ...