A brightening comet on a once-in-170,000 years visit to the inner solar system is becoming easier to find before sunrise — and Thursday, April 16, is an ideal time to see it before it gets too close ...

If you haven't ventured out and looked up at the skies over the last week at night — or really all of 2024 — you're missing out on quite the show. First, there were the northern lights that danced and ...

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

In what astronomers have billed a once-in-a-lifetime event, the Comet PanSTARRS, which was discovered in 2025, will be visible tonight, April 17, possibly with the naked eye. The best viewing time was ...

OK, we’ve all probably taken a few days off from trying to spot Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) because of how much light the Moon was casting in our sky after sunset. Old Luna will still be bright for a ...

Comet Lemmon, a comet discovered in January, may be visible with the unaided eye after sunset this week. Credit: Creators.com illustration It’s been a few years since we’ve seen a decently bright ...

The intersection of an interstellar comet through the Solar System is a very rare occurrence but in November 2025 the ...

A comet making its closest pass to Earth Tuesday may be visible to the naked eye in the evening skies above Connecticut. Comet Lemmon, which was discovered earlier this year, will pass by at about ...

Now that we’ve passed Halloween and moved into November, comet-watchers expect that Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) will fade. But we really can’t tell right now because the bright Moon is spreading so much ...