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

the gravity of a passing star will change the orbit of these dirt balls, sending them into the inner solar system. Some comets have been around for thousands of years, including Comet C/2024 G3 ...

The brightest comet of the year was spotted skimming just past the sun by a satellite orbiting our star. The comment, named Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3), came within 8.3 million miles of the sun on ...

Due to its proximity to our star, it is expected to glow brightly over the coming nights, nearly outshining the planet Venus in our skies. Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) is currently just past its ...

Keep your eye on the sky tonight. A once-in-a-lifetime comet is approaching the sun — and it will be visible for the first time in 160,000 years. Monday, Jan. 13 is when the comet will ...

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 ...

When it comes to celestial events, 2025 is getting off to a star-packed — or mostly planet- and comet-studded — start, including an upcoming welcome to a first-time visitor to our solar system.

Once again binoculars will be necessary. The outlet reported that the comet will look like a particularly bright star, and could have a short, stubby tail sticking off of it. Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS ...

In its nearest pass of the Sun, C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) will come within 8.3 million miles (13.5 million kilometers) of the star, according to EarthSky. Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is predicted to reach a ...

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?