A newly discovered comet is giving astronomers a rare early look at a high-risk journey toward the sun. First detected on January 13 by French researchers at the AMACS1 observatory in San Pedro de ...

Astronomers don’t yet know; based on its behavior and estimated size, it lies on the borderline where either outcome is possible. As comet discoverer David Levy once famously quipped, “Comets are like ...

A newly spotted comet is racing toward a perilously close encounter with the Sun, promising either a spectacular daytime display or a quiet death in the glare. Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS), part of a ...

One comet flew too close to the sun and didn’t survive, but another is already preparing to take center stage in the night sky! Earlier this month, a sungrazing comet made an extreme close pass by the ...

A new comet is providing excitement for astronomers around the world. This comet, called C/2026 A1 (MAPS), is emerging from farther out in space and headed toward the sun. What’s particularly exciting ...