Each December, the Geminids meteor shower paints the sky with spectacular streaks of light. The source of this stunning ...

The comet, which will come within roughly 167 million miles (270 million kilometers) of our planet, will be tracked by telescopes around the world so astronomers can pinpoint its location and make ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Comet Lemmon (C/2025 A6) as imaged using a Seestar S30 smart ...

Turn your attention skyward Saturday evening and you should be able to catch the peak of the annual Geminids meteor shower. The yellow dancing streaks light up the night sky every December with ...

Comet C/2025 A6 Lemmon on Oct. 11, 2025, as imaged by Gianluca Masi at The Virtual Telescope Project (www.virtualtelescope.eu). The Northern Hemisphere’s night skies this October are building toward ...

Oregonians will have an opportunity to view a triple cosmic event in October, as two rare comets will be visible alongside the Orionid meteor shower. The Orionid meteor shower peaked Oct. 21, and will ...

Fall’s fastest-moving meteor shower, the Orionids, are set to peak this week. And they’re putting on their biggest show while we’ve got two comets appearing in the night sky. The bonus for this week’s ...

The Orionid meteor shower, known for its fast and bright meteors, will peak in late October. This year's shower will be especially spectacular as two comets, Lemmon and SWAN, will also be visible. One ...

Florissant resident and astronomy lead for International Dark Sky, Mark Harter captures Comet Lemmon at Florissant Fossil Beds. (Courtesy Mark Harter) One of the greatest things about living in Teller ...

Get ready for a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle on Monday, Oct. 20 Getty The Orionid meteor shower will peak overnight Oct. 20 through Oct. 21, while Comet Lemmon and SWAN make their closest approach to ...

Comet Lemmon and Comet SWAN will be visible in tonight's Halloween sky amid a waxing gibbous moon phase with shooting stars and zooming meteors from the Taurid meteor showers throughout the weekend — ...