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 ...

Discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on April 5, in images obtained with a 19.7-inch (0.5-meter) reflector telescope located in Rio Hurtado, Chile, the comet met ...

Discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) on April 5, in images obtained with a 19.7-inch (0.5-meter) reflector telescope located in Rio Hurtado, Chile, the comet met or ...

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 ...

This week, NASA published images of a comet surging a close path to the sun and a few epic 'post cards from the planets taken by NASA’s robotic explorers. NASA caught images from the comet C ...

"The head of the comet became so bright, it overwhelmed LASCO's sensor, creating artificial horizontal bands (known as "bleeding") in the images," NASA explained. The comet was only first ...

More about comets Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS' 'near-death encounter' with the sun may have blown it apart, new photos suggest Rare comet could shine bright as Venus as it falls toward the sun ...

"Trees or buildings or hills in the way will spoil the view, though they will provide a lovely foreground for any photos you try to take. "Look a bit south of due west, and the comet should be ...

An astronaut onboard the International Space Station (ISS) has snapped a stunning photograph of the super-bright "New Year comet" seemingly shooting behind Earth. The comet, named C/2024 G3 (ATLAS ...

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