Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Comet Leonard on December 5, 2021 taken before dawn in ...

Comet Leonard, which last passed by Earth 80,000 years ago, has been dazzling the night sky before Christmas, and there's only a few days left to see the celestial object before it disappears forever.

The first discovered comet of 2021, Comet Leonard C/2021/ A1 is making news around the world as it gets closer to Earth and the planet Venus and finally its main event with the sun. The comet will ...

The 2020 holiday season featured a 'Christmas star' when Jupiter and Saturn appeared extremely close and shined together, and this year, stargazers are in for another gift as the brightest comet of ...

Comet Leonard, which has been a visual treat for astronomers for several weeks, is on its way out of the solar system—but it might still be possible to catch a glimpse of it depending on one's ...

The brightest comet to whiz past Earth in 2021 has likely disintegrated. Comet Leonard is now nothing but a ghostly streak, having lost its nucleus, or main body, and its coma, or temporary atmosphere ...

Already the brightest comet of 2021, Comet Leonard is undergoing outbursts of light, with the latest occurring on Monday. The comet increased in brightness by 10 times in its latest outburst, ...

Comet Leonard, which last passed by Earth 80,000 years ago, has been dazzling the night sky before Christmas, and there's only a few days left to see the celestial object before it disappears forever.