G3 (ATLAS) blazed past the Sun, captured in stunning detail by the SOHO spacecraft. Scientists used its passage to study how ...

Keep your eye on the sky tonight. A once-in-a-lifetime comet is approaching the sun — and it will be visible for the first time in 160,000 years. Monday, Jan. 13 is when the comet will ...

This beautiful photo shows comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) flying near Earth, as seen by astronaut Don Pettit on the International Space Station on 11 January. It was first spotted by NASA’s Asteroid ...

A newly-discovered comet might light up the night sky in the coming weeks, possibly shining even brighter than the planet Venus. The comet, named Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3), is making a beeline for the ...

Science enthusiasts are hoping to get a glimpse of a comet that’s supposed to be the brightest of 2025, but they may be out of luck depending on where they are in the world. The comet ...

G3 (ATLAS) dubbed 'Great Comet of 2025' Daytime visibility of Comet 2024 G3 thrills astronomers Comet's stunning tail structure captivates Southern Hemisphere viewers ...

Traditionally, the difference between comets and asteroids is that comets have beautiful cometary tails while asteroids do not. These dusty tails — or comae — form because comets contain ice.

It might be called the curse of comets – over and over again, hopes have been raised of a dazzling curve of light across the sky, only for nothing to be visible to the naked eye. The pattern ...