Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) with the Northern Lights over the ...

STARRS, also known as comet C/2025 R3 (Pan-STARRS), is quickly becoming the must-see celestial event of 2026. Here’s how, when and where to find it.

CLEVELAND — A three-mile wide comet named “NEOWISE” lit up the sky early Tuesday morning. Photojournalist Mike Vielhaber and traffic reporter Jon Rudder were some of the lucky few who woke up before ...

In my lifetime, I have seen a few spectacular comets, starting with Halley’s Comet in 1987. Ten years later, it was Hale-Bopp Comet which blessed our skies for nearly 18 months. More recently (2020), ...

The asteroid and comet-hunting infrared space telescope has gathered an impressive haul of observations, but it's now at the mercy of the sun, which is accelerating its demise. Comet NEOWISE is ...