In the photo from the space station, the comet is captured just above Earth’s horizon, which is illuminated by a bright light — also known as airglow — that occurs in the planet’s upper atmosphere ...

The comet, named C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), made its closest approach to Earth on Tuesday (Jan. 14) when it came within 88 million miles (142 million kilometers) of our planet. A day earlier, it reached ...

"It is totally amazing to see a comet from orbit. Atlas C2024-G3 is paying us a visit," he posted to X. The comet is now suspected to have broken apart, and is "headless", making its tail even ...

The comet, named Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3), skirted three times closer to the sun than Mercury on January 13, and has been shining bright enough to be visible to the naked eye in the days since.

Amateur and professional astronomers alike have been delighted by the spectacular display provided by Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS ... easily rivaled the planet Mercury — which was then shining at ...

New photos of comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) suggest that it could be disintegrating due to "thermal stress" from its recent slingshot around the sun. However, its fate is still unclear. When you ...

The comet ATLAS, experts say, has a 1,60,000 year orbit around the Sun. It was discovered in April 2024 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), hence the name. As for its origin, ...

said in a post on X (formally Twitter) when sharing the photo. "Atlas C2024-G3 is paying us a visit." The ISS photo, which was shared on Jan. 11, captures the comet as it blazes through space.