The newly discovered object dubbed the Great Comet of 2026 may become visible to the naked eye during its close solar pass in April.

A newly found comet is well on its way toward the sun, set to reach its nearest point come spring. The comet, dubbed C/2026 A1, was discovered by a group of French scientists at a Chilean observatory ...

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The newly discovered sungrazing comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) will undergo an extremely close slingshot around our star in early April, and could become bright enough to be seen without a telescope during ...

NASA shared some new infrared images of the 3I/ATLAS interstellar comet this week, showing the visitor brightening up in a dramatic outburst while exiting a solar system. The images were taken by the ...

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A newly discovered comet has astronomers excited, with the potential to be a spectacular sight in early April. C/2026 A1 (MAPS) was spotted by a team of four amateur astronomers with a remotely ...

Comet C/2025 K1 didn't survive its latest flyby of the Sun, but at least it put on an amazing show. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share on Reddit (opens ...

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Gianluca Masi from the Virtual Telescope Project captured an amazing time-lapse (looped here) of comet C/2025 K1 ATLAS. Also see a view from il telescopio Copernico dell’Osservatorio di Asiago. Credit ...