A newly discovered comet has astronomers excited, with the potential to be a spectacular sight in early April. C/2026 A1 (MAPS) was spotted by a team of four amateur astronomers with a remotely ...

The newly discovered sungrazing comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) will undergo an extremely close slingshot around our star in early ...

Learn about a new Kreutz sungrazing comet that could be lighting up our skies come April 2026.

A new comet was recently discovered that will be making an extremely close flyby of the Sun, which if it survives could make it visible during the day.

The object is known as C/2026 A1 (MAPS), discovered extremely recently on January 20 by a group of French amateur astronomers ...

The MAPS Comet is expected to reach perihelion in early April, passing only 99,600 miles (160,200 km) above the surface of the sun (photosphere). To survive such a close approach, the comet needs to ...

A new comet approaching the sun has caught the attention of astronomers, primarily because of its lineage. It appears to ...

STUNNED astronomers have spotted a new comet out in space – and it this could be a pretty special one. There’s a chance it’ll be visible with the naked eye in just a few weeks ...

Over the past 2,000 years, a series of spectacular comets have graced our skies. Without fanfare, they appear seemingly from ...

A newly discovered comet has astronomers buzzing with excitement, with the potential to put on a spectacular show in early ...

Astronomers are excited about the newly discovered comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS), which was spotted by amateur astronomers in the ...