On February 17, the comet will make its closest approach to Earth from 94 million miles, roughly as far as the Sun.
The comet is now racing away from the sun following a close flyby on Jan. 20.
A new comet approaching the sun has caught the attention of astronomers, primarily because of its lineage. It appears to ...
This newly discovered comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS), a rare Kreutz sungrazer, could blaze brightly in early April — or it could ...
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 be visible with the naked eye in just a few weeks ...
For millions of years, a frozen wanderer drifted between the stars before slipping into our solar system as 3I/ATLAS—only the ...
The fate of a comet that was predicted to pass close to Earth remains a mystery five years after its dramatic breakup in the inner solar system.
Interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS has returned to Hubble’s field of view, and the fresh images are forcing astronomers to rethink what they thought they knew about comets from other stars. Instead of ...
Weeks after a rare interstellar comet made its closest pass to the sun, it will make it’s closest pass to Earth. The comet has traveled billions of miles through other systems in space. Its orbit is ...