NASA’s Galileo spacecraft uncovered violent conditions inside Jupiter before its mission ended in the giant planet.

Venus and Jupiter are the top evening features for your observing run after sunset in May. Jupiter also hosts a handful of exciting double transits — and double shadow transits — involving Europa and ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. When the late and great Times sports columnist Mike Downey decided years ago to write about jockey Billy Shoemaker ...

In a rare cosmic treat and once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, stargazers can spot a vividly bright and rare comet through April 2026 — though the best time Comet PanSTARRS is visible is Friday morning, ...

A newly discovered comet, C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS), could be the brightest of its kind visible from Earth in 2026. The comet will make its closest approach to the sun on April 19 and its closest approach ...

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is now on its way out of our solar system, never to return. The comet was only the third-ever detected object to originate from outside our solar system. Traveling at high ...

Comet C/2025 R3 is already drawing attention—and offers a rare chance to understand what separates an ordinary comet from a truly “great” one. Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) hangs above Bietschhorn in ...

A newly discovered comet, C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS), could be the brightest of its kind visible from Earth in 2026. The comet will make its closest approach to the sun on April 19 and its closest approach ...

Mark Shoemaker’s life always seemed destined for the kitchen. From his grandmother’s bustling home where the aroma of her Italian cooking drifted lovingly; to the streets of Chicago where a near-death ...

The Artemis II moon mission may have concluded, but there are still some cosmic wonders on the horizon. For the first time since the prehistoric age, interstellar comet C/2025 R3 (Pan-STARRS) will be ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Comet Pan-STARRS, also known as comet C/2025 R3 (Pan-STARRS) ...

Though C/2026 A1 (MAPS) didn't survive, comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) is moving toward peak brightness and could become visible later this month Javier Zayas Photography/Getty A sungrazing comet, C/2026 ...