The "once-in-a-lifetime" comet that recently lit up night skies for the first time in millennia might be falling apart after being singed as it slingshotted around the sun, new photos suggest. However ...

Stunning photos show bright comet lighting up the dark skies above ESO'sParanal Observatory, future home of the world's ...

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 ...

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?

Others forecast that the comet could become even brighter, possibly becoming luminous enough to be visible during the daylight hours. Stock image of C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) in the night sky.

A comet that orbits the Sun every 160,000 years will appear in the night sky this week, offering a rare chance The Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is expected to be the brightest comet in nearly 20 years ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Skywatchers can catch a glimpse of a one-in-160,000-year comet in January, the brightest of its kind in nearly 20 years. Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) was the third comet discovered in ...

Stock image of a comet in the night sky. The comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) will be visible to the naked eye over the next few days. Stock image of a comet in the night sky. The comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3 ...

The icy space rock, known as C/2024 G3 Atlas is approaching the inner solar system. It is expected to make its closest approach to the Sun around Jan 13, when it may be visible, shining as brightly as ...

A comet that has taken astronomers by surprise could shine as brightly as Venus in the night sky as it passes by Earth over the next few days. Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) was spotted in April last ...

This new year should bring with it lots of new dark comets along with our next-generation observatory ... skywatching events and more! When a comet gets close to the sun, the sunlight heats ...

If it survives its unusually close passage of the Sun, Comet C/2024 G3 has the potential to become the brightest comet of 2025, reaching a magnitude of -4.5—about the same brightness as Venus.