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

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 ...

Amateur and professional astronomers alike have been delighted by the spectacular display provided by Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) during mid and late January. After it made its closest pass to the sun ...

Pettit pointed a camera toward one of the space station's windows and caught the comet as it paid the astronauts a visit. "It is totally amazing to see a comet from orbit," he said on X ...

A comet believed to be in its death throes could briefly be seen over Tasmania this week as it hurtled through the cosmos in a magnificent flash of searing light. The C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) comet ...

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A comet that just skirted past our sun should light up the night sky this week. The comet, Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3), was only discovered in April 2024, and reached its closest point to our sun ...

Hot on the tail of the Quadrantids meteor shower, another spectacle in the sky is about to arrive: comet Atlas C/2024 G3, which will reach perihelion—the point of its orbit closest to the sun ...

Science enthusiasts are hoping to get a glimpse of a comet that’s supposed to be the brightest of 2025, but they may be out of luck depending on where they are in the world. The comet ...

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? The brightest comet in nearly 20 years — comet G3 ...

Some people have seen Comet A3 with an anti-tail in front, much like the one seen in this 2023 image of Comet C2022 E3 (ZTF). © Kết Nối Việt Nam via Flickr Don ...

Comet G3 ATLAS (C/2024) will reach its brightest on January 13, 2025, potentially outshining Venus and Jupiter. Detected in April 2024, its perihelion approach offers a rare viewing opportunity as ...