Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas makes an appearance in the western ...

UNITED STATES, — You may be able to spot a rare, bright comet in the night sky this weekend. comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas (C/2023) is passing by Earth, and should be bright enough to see with the naked eye ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Prepare to spot a rare, bright comet. The space rock is slinging toward Earth from the outer reaches of the solar system and made its closest pass on Saturday. It should be visible ...

Stargazers have been in for quite a treat! Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, also known as C/2023 A3, has made its way to the Northern Hemisphere after appearing in the Southern Hemisphere over the weekend. It ...

NEOWISE is depicted in an artist’s concept in front of an image of the infrared sky that the mission captured. The string of red dots moving across the sky near the center of the image is Holda, the ...

The asteroid and comet-hunting infrared space telescope has gathered an impressive haul of observations, but it's now at the mercy of the sun, which is accelerating its demise. Comet NEOWISE is ...

CLEVELAND — A three-mile wide comet named “NEOWISE” lit up the sky early Tuesday morning. Photojournalist Mike Vielhaber and traffic reporter Jon Rudder were some of the lucky few who woke up before ...