G3 (ATLAS) is one of the few comets on record that became bright enough to be visible in the daytime without optical aid like ...
The "once-in-a-lifetime" comet that recently lit up night skies for the first time in millennia might be falling apart after ...
A comet believed to be in its death throes could briefly be seen over Tasmania this week as it hurtled through the cosmos in ...
G3 has mesmerized astronomers and amateur skygazers for months as the world tried to spot the bright comet in the sky nearing its fatal encounter with the Sun.
Comet ATLAS brightens as it nears the Sun, providing scientists with valuable data on solar wind interactions and offering a ...
G3 (ATLAS) showed off its spectacular tail plumage to NASA spacecraft when it flew close to the sun this month.
Experts think the comet started breaking up last week, but it's still putting on a show for star gazers for a few more days.
"That’s very close," said Dr. Qicheng Zhang, a post-doctoral astronomer at Lowell Observatory in Arizona, who studies Sun-grazer comets like Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS. However, the dangerous ...
The Duke of Sussex calls on the public to nominate inspirational children and young people with complex medical needs for the ...
It last passed nearby 180,000 years ago and the next few nights could be your last chance to ever see it as it drifts over ...
It's called Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) and for the past few nights it has been putting on a show for Australian star-gazers. But it can't go on forever — especially because astronomers now think ...