Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

Though 2025 won't mark the return of astronauts into deep space as NASA had hoped, launchpads still will be scorching-hot ...

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) seen above ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile on Jan. 21, 2025. ESO's Very Large Telescope sits atop ...

The ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has officially discovered 5000 comets. Comet number 5000 was spotted in SOHO images on March 25, 2024. Full Story: <a href=" Credit: NASA's ...

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

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

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) observed passing near the Sun in January 2025 SOHO spacecraft captures stunning imagery of the comet’s tail Solar wind interactions offer new insights into the Sun’s influence ...

Comet C/2024 G3’s coma dims post-solar encounter Thermal stress suspected to cause nucleus fractures Observations hint at potential disintegration in progress ...

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.

"The head of the comet became so bright, it overwhelmed LASCO's sensor, creating artificial horizontal bands (known as "bleeding") in the images," NASA explained. The comet was only first ...

Canterbury residents turned their eyes to the skies last night to catch a glimpse of Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS). Many took the opportunity to capture the rare celestial event and shared their images with ...

A once-in-a-lifetime comet has been spotted over New Zealand skies this week. Comet C/2024 G3 (Atlas), which last visited the Sun about 180,000 years ago, is expected to continue to be visible for the ...