Discoveries can come from the most unlikely places — at least, that's what one high schooler found out, after finding nearly 1.5 million new objects in space.

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

A newly discovered comet has astronomers excited, with the potential to be a spectacular sight in early April. C/2026 A1 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A deep image of interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS captured by the ...

"Mercury is difficult to study because it is a small planet that lies between us and the sun. Most of the time, it is hidden ...

A newly discovered Kreutz comet, C/2026 A1 (MAPS), is heading towards the Sun, and its potential to dazzle observers is ...

ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft and its Philae lander delivered the first close-up study of a comet’s surface and composition. At comet 67P⁄Churyumov–Gerasimenko, the mission uncovered complex organic ...

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a young star flinging heat-formed crystals outward on a cosmic conveyor belt, ...

Recently discovered Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) will make its closest approach to the sun and Earth in late April and could potentially be visible to the naked eye. It may end up being the brightest ...

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Now that the comet has hit the earth, there's nothing left for the sequel to do but meander. So now that that comet — or, in fact, a collection of rock fragments — has hit the earth, what is there ...

A huge swath of the United States – including Rhode Island – has the chance to see the northern lights tonight, January 19. "Aurora may be seen as low as Alabama and northern California," NOAA's Space ...