Researchers say studying these objects could reveal more about how Earth became habitable.
For almost a decade—ever since 2017, when our first known interstellar visitor, 1I/‘Oumuamua, swooped through the inner solar ...
Backyard astronomers across the Northern Hemisphere have a narrow window this month to spot Comet 10P/Tempel 2 as it swings ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. If you’re yet to see Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) and Comet SWAN ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This week brings a final chance to easily see Comet Lemmon ...
Last year, an interstellar traveler entered our solar system. Some speculated that it was an alien spacecraft, but it turned ...
Comet C/2025 R3 is already drawing attention—and offers a rare chance to understand what separates an ordinary comet from a truly “great” one. Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) hangs above Bietschhorn in ...
I don’t think anyone declared it, but 2025 was a big year for comets. There was comet Lemmon, which was discovered in January and stayed in the news for a good nine months. The images of Lemmon’s long ...