G3 (ATLAS) is one of the few comets on record that became bright enough to be visible in the daytime without optical aid like ...

Comet G3 ATLAS faced just such a perilous passage, reaching perihelion 14 million kilometers from the Sun on January 13th.

Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) came three times closer to the sun than Mercury on January 13—and this may have changed it irreversibly.

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 ...

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?

G3 (ATLAS) blazed past the Sun, captured in stunning detail by the SOHO spacecraft. Scientists used its passage to study how ...

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.

The G3 ATLAS comet entered inside the orbit of Mercury when it was closest to the Taeyang. When comets get very close to the Taeyang, many are destroyed by intense heat. This is a view of the ...

Comet ATLAS brightens as it nears the Sun, providing scientists with valuable data on solar wind interactions and offering a ...

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 COMET that closely orbited the Sun has been decorating the Mallee's night skies all week. Known as Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), ...

The orbit of Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) is an extremely elongated ellipse, according to the latest computations by Japanese astronomer Syuichi Nakano, who used 285 positional observations from April 5 ...