For skywatchers, scientists and even the astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS), the skies have recently been very active. The sun has released its largest eruptions of 2025, sparking a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A brightening comet reaches a key moment on Sunday morning ...

Comet C/2025 R3 PanSTARRS is days away from its close pass of the sun during an event known as perihelion.

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 ...

An incoming comet is already making waves as potentially the brightest of its kind that could be visible from Earth in 2026. The comet, formally known as C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS,) has been brightening in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A brightening comet is now becoming easier to see — and this ...