An asteroid, 1998 SH₂, previously thought inactive, showed unexpected orbital changes. Powerful telescopes later confirmed a ...

Comet 10P/Tempel 2 is now visible in the south as soon as it gets dark from anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere, but only ...

Comet Nishimura came into NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft's field of view. The solar wind was interacting with the tail of the ...

A seemingly ordinary asteroid has revealed its icy true identity — and new clues for spotting hidden hazards near Earth.

China’s Tianwen-1 orbiter captured a faint but remarkable view of 3I/ATLAS as the interstellar comet raced past Mars. The ...

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Learn about an object in space that has emerged as a dark comet, displaying a much fainter glow than most comets.

Deepak Choudhary, a Bengaluru-based astronomy enthusiast, had captured the image of the Comet 10P/Tempel 2 in the wee hours ...

China’s Tianwen-1 orbiter caught a rare glimpse of 3I/ATLAS as it swept past Mars, revealing the hazy coma and tail of a ...

A new image shows the growing tail of a comet from another star system streaking across our solar system. The image of comet 3I/ATLAS was captured on Aug. 27 using one of the telescopes at the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Comet MAPS (C/2026 A1), which some astronomers thought could ...