the gravity of a passing star will change the orbit of these dirt balls, sending them into the inner solar system. Some comets have been around for thousands of years, including Comet C/2024 G3 ...

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 ...

Due to its proximity to our star, it is expected to glow brightly over the coming nights, nearly outshining the planet Venus in our skies. Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) is currently just past its ...

"It is totally amazing to see a comet from orbit." Astronauts witnessed the brightest comet of 2025 from space as it streaked across the sky above Earth. A new photo taken from the vantage point ...

The Perseid meteor shower is one of the best shooting star displays of the year ... Aug. 11-12 — Comet of origin: 109P/Swift-Tuttle — Zenithal Hourly Rate (ZHR): 100 (The number of meteors ...

Over the weekend, comet C/2024 (ATLAS) made a grand appearance in images from the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO). The comet will continue to blaze through SOHO’s view for the ...

Closer to perihelion, those with an unobstructed view of the western horizon may be able to catch the comet in the evening near the setting sun. Interactive star maps like this one can help with ...

Comet G3 ATLAS is also predicted to be the brightest in nearly 20 years set to reach a magnitude of -4 (as bright as Venus) or even -7 (visible during daytime), according to Star Walk.