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.

The panic that ensued in 1910 following scientists' bizarre and baseless theories on Halley’s Comet is a testament to just ...

While it is already dimming after a close encounter with the sun, Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) – also called the Great Comet of ...

A brilliant comet waved its tail above the site of the world's largest telescope as it lit up the night sky last month. Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) soared through the starry skies above the European ...

The photos also showed a bright streak of light, or "streamer," in the comet's tail, which is a sign that large amounts of gas and dust are leaking out of the comet, potentially via new cracks in ...

Comets are unpredictable, fleeting visitors in our sky, and C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) was no exception. This January, it graced the ...

It has long been assumed that the gases of a comet tail are pushed away from the comet by the pressure of light from the sun. It now appears that many tails are caused by a wind of charged particles ...

Thursday night could be one of the last nights you'll be able to see a super rare comet and its bright tail streaking across the Australian skies. It's called Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) and for the ...

After it made its closest pass to the sun (perihelion) on Jan. 13, the comet became very bright, and shortly thereafter developed a significant and strongly structured tail. Discovered by the ...

Chin scratches and some serious tail wagging were in order when a local pup reunited with her family Tuesday after she was ...

Battams Karl Battams, LASCO's principal investigator at the U.S. Naval Research Lab in Washington, D.C., processed some of the images to bring out fine details in the comet's tail and create the ...