Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Comet Lemmon, photographed by Alton Spencer on Oct. 16 at 4:55 a.m. in Bridgewater, CT, using his iPhone 12. (Courtesy of Alton ...

This newly discovered comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS), a rare Kreutz sungrazer, could blaze brightly in early April — or it could disintegrate entirely. Here's what to know.

There's a comet visible in the skies over Connecticut for the rest of the month, and a leading "citizen scientist" in the state shared his tips on how to see it. Comet Lemmon (or Comet C/2025 A6), ...