Oregonian

Newly discovered comet is making a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ appearance. Here’s how to see it

There’s always another comet. Last year there was much ballyhoo over the so-called “devil comet,” some will-it-won’t-it drama of Tsunchinshan-ATLAS, and the sudden discovery (and quick demise) of a ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Newly Discovered and Brilliantly Green Comet Is Dazzling Astronomers. Here’s What to Know About the Glowing Celestial Visitor

Meet comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN): a celestial body glowing green as it swings around the sun, currently visible in the early morning hours with backyard gear, such as small telescopes or binoculars.
Newsweek

Rosetta-Philae Probe: How Humans Touched Down on a Comet for the First Time

Tuesday marks the tenth anniversary of a huge astronomical milestone: the first and only time we have landed on a comet. The Rosetta probe's lander Philae landed on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on ...
Newsweek

How to See the Brightest Comet of 2025

A comet that just skirted past our sun should light up the night sky this week. The comet, Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3), was only discovered in April 2024, and reached its closest point to our sun ...
NPR

A rare interstellar comet is headed our way. Here's how you could view it

A rare visitor from another star system has been spotted. It's the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, and it was detected on July 1 by the NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS ...
Fast Company

Eta Aquarids peak May 2025: See dust from Halley’s comet light up the sky with a meteor shower tonight

Sky-watchers, you’re in for a treat. You’re going to want to look up into the night late Monday, May 5, through the early hours of Tuesday, May 6, to see the debris of Halley’s comet as it lights up ...