From Jan. 11 to 15, 2025, a bright comet surged through images from the ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) spacecraft. Called C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), the ...

As Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) barrels its way through space, some have gotten a view of the object that’s so nice, it appears to have sprouted a tail, twice.

New photos of comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS appear to show a faint "anti-tail" pointing away in the wrong direction. The puzzling extra limb is the result of a rare illusion that is only possible when ...

Comet 13P / Olbers zips through space with a kink in its long plasma tail on July 31, 2024. Credit: Dan Bartlett ...

New photos of comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) suggest that it could be disintegrating due to "thermal stress" from its recent slingshot around the sun. However, its fate is still unclear.

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF), which last passed by our planet about 50,000 years ago, is seen from the Pico de las Nieves on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, on Wednesday.

The anti-tail was recently also seen in photos of the green comet E3, which had a tail pointed towards the sun instead of away from it. The rare comet using binoculars until 30 October.

A recently discovered comet, named C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, makes its closest approach of Earth on Saturday. The comet’s next appearance may be in 80,000 years.

From Jan. 11 to 15, 2025, a bright comet surged through images from the ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) spacecraft. Called C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), the ...