A newly discovered comet is set to make a dramatic close pass by the Sun this weekend, and if it survives the intense heat and gravitational forces, skywatchers may be treated to a spectacular show.

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Although still best for experienced observers with larger scopes, Comet 10P/Tempel (also called Tempel 2) is quickly brightening. Glowing at roughly magnitude 15, Tempel 2 is currently in Aquila the ...

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 new comet, R3 (PanSTARRS), should be visible to the naked eye in the pre-dawn sky through mid-April. The comet will be visible in the eastern sky near the constellation of Pegasus until about April ...