A new comet approaching the sun has caught the attention of astronomers, primarily because of its lineage. It appears to ...

New infrared observations reveal that the rare interstellar visitor known as comet 3I/ATLAS has dramatically brightened ...

A newly discovered comet has astronomers excited, with the potential to be a spectacular sight in early April. C/2026 A1 ...

The object is known as C/2026 A1 (MAPS), discovered extremely recently on January 20 by a group of French amateur astronomers ...

The breakup was caused by the extreme conditions near the Sun; during its latest approach, C/2025 K1 flew as close as 0.334 ...

The comet broke into pieces after making a close approach around the sun in October 2025.

The international team of astronomers reports that all of the types of ice in the comet appear to be sublimating. This is the phase change where a solid turns into a gas, skipping the liquid phase.

Comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) fragmented after its October 2025 solar approach, with telescope observations documenting multiple ...

That community recently came together to observe Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) as it passed through the night sky. Near ...

NASA’s SPHEREx mission observed infrared emissions from interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, documenting changes in dust, gas, and ...