Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission when you make a purchase through links to our articles. Comet 3I/Atlas brightens as it unexpectedly approaches the sun. | Authors: Q. Zheng, K. Battams, 2025 The interstellar invader Comet 3I/ATLAS continues to surprise scientists, this time brightening at an unexpectedly fast approach to the sun. … Read more
Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission when you make a purchase through links to our articles. Astronomer Scott Sheppard discovered 2025 SC79, marked here with two images showing its motion relative to the background stars. | Credits: Photos by Scott S. Sheppard. Astronomers have discovered a 2,300-foot-wide (700-meter) asteroid hidden in the … Read more
This week, Earth gets a front-row seat to one of the oldest relics in the Solar System. October 21 Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) will make its closest approach to Earth in its first and only appearance in more than a thousand years. “Comets are very common, but Comet Lemmon is really the best comet to … Read more