Comet G3 ATLAS faced just such a perilous passage, reaching perihelion 14 million kilometers from the Sun on January 13th. SOHO's venerable LASCO C3 imager caught the comet near the Sun, as it topped ...

Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) came within 8.3 million miles of the sun on January 13 as it reached its perihelion, and is now disintegrating.

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

"It is totally amazing to see a comet from orbit," NASA astronaut Don Pettit ... back at Space.com for more updates on the comet and photos shared of its close approach with the sun.

A comet believed to be in its death throes could briefly be seen over Tasmania this week as it hurtled through the cosmos in ...

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?

A once-in-a-lifetime comet has been spotted over New Zealand skies this week. Comet C/2024 G3 (Atlas), which last visited the ...

A once-in-a-lifetime comet has been spotted over New Zealand skies this week. Comet C/2024 G3 (Atlas), which last visited the ...

"It is totally amazing to see a comet from orbit." Astronauts witnessed the brightest comet of 2025 from space as it streaked across the sky above Earth. A new photo taken from the vantage point ...