The comet is now racing away from the sun following a close flyby on Jan. 20.
On February 17, the comet will make its closest approach to Earth from 94 million miles, roughly as far as the Sun.
Comet C/2024 E1 has been photographed as it nears Earth - but even at its closest, it will still be 150 million kilometres ...
Initial analysis suggested the nucleus was approximately 13.7 kilometers wide (roughly city-sized); however, researchers ...
This newly discovered comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS), a rare Kreutz sungrazer, could blaze brightly in early April — or it could ...
NASA confirms Comet C/2024 E1's perihelion on 20 January 20 will increase brightness but limit visibility; experts urge tailored stargazing plans amid shifting timelines and conditions.
For millions of years, a frozen wanderer drifted between the stars before slipping into our solar system as 3I/ATLAS—only the ...
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 ...
The newly discovered sungrazing comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) will undergo an extremely close slingshot around our star in early ...
Interstellar comets are the original cosmic explorers, and by studying their metallic whispers, we are learning the secrets ...
Over the past 2,000 years, a series of spectacular comets have graced our skies. Without fanfare, they appear seemingly from ...