A comet that has taken astronomers by surprise could shine as brightly as Venus in the night sky as it passes by Earth over the next few days. Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) was spotted in April last ...

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 ...

On Jan. 12, NASA astronaut Don Pettit on the International Space Station sent back an image of comet ... [+] C/2024 G3 (ATLAS). A comet that hasn’t been in the inner solar system for around ...

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Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Will there be a bright naked-eye comet to begin 2025? It’s possible — but the reality likely won't match the hype around the ...

Skywatchers of Arizona might not have to wait long to see the first comet of 2025. Comet ATLAS C/2024 G3, also known simply as Comet G3, is currently headed toward the sun on its 160,000-year trip ...

But one may be coming, and coming soon. Dubbed the "New Years Comet" for its imminent arrival, Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is currently traveling closer and closer to the center of our Solar System, and ...

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 ...

Hot on the heels of a spectacular comet late last year, another celestial visitor is set to put on a show. And Southern Hemisphere observers have a ringside seat. Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nobody knows how electrons gain the relativistic speed required for high-energy cosmic events. A new study provides a possible explanation.