William Gonzalez Sierra Experts at the University of Central Florida, published in “Astronomy ... which lead to behavior like that of an asteroid and a comet, are also head-scratchers.
Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) came within 8.3 million miles of the sun on January 13 as it reached its perihelion, and is now disintegrating.
One of the brightest comets in 20 years, Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) returns for a close encounter with the sun — but will we be able to see it? The brightest comet in nearly 20 years — comet G3 ...
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is expected to become brighter than Venus next week, and will probably be the brightest comet of 2025. It has already achieved a brightness similar to famously bright stars ...
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) as seen from the International Space Station on Jan. 11, 2025. (Image credit: Don Petit/NASA) Rendezvous with the sun The comet reached perihelion on Jan. 13 at around 1000 ...