The "once-in-a-lifetime" comet that recently lit up night skies for the first time in millennia might be falling apart after being singed as it slingshotted around the sun, new photos suggest. However ...

"There is little question that, with its daylight display and spectacular evening apparition in a moonless sky, Comet 2024 G3 ...

New observations suggest that Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), which recently became visible to the naked eye, might be breaking ...

While the comet's tail is getting brighter and larger, the coma seems to have disappeared, suggesting something is afoot in the nucleus. Comets are simplistically made of three components: The nucleus ...

A newly-discovered comet might light up the night sky in the coming weeks, possibly shining even brighter than the planet Venus. The comet, named Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3), is making a beeline for the ...

The icy space rock, known as C/2024 G3 Atlas is approaching the inner solar system. It is expected to make its closest approach to the Sun around Jan 13, when it may be visible, shining as brightly as ...

Over the weekend, comet C/2024 (ATLAS) made a grand appearance in images from the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO). The comet will continue to blaze through SOHO’s view for the ...

Additionally, the interaction between the solar wind and the comet's coma has been a significant area of study. Research has shown that the solar wind is deflected and slowed down as it interacts ...

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?

When a comet approaches the Sun, the heat causes its ice to vaporize, releasing gas and dust that form a glowing atmosphere called a coma and sometimes a visible tail that extends away from the ...