G3 (ATLAS) is one of the few comets on record that became bright enough to be visible in the daytime without optical aid like ...
But on Jan. 2, according to veteran Australian comet observer, Terry Lovejoy, the comet apparently was in the midst of an outburst in brightness, and indeed just one day later, it had brightened ...
The International Space Station is captured in orbit from the vantage point of a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule in 2021. Credit: NASA / SpaceX One of the many advantages of being in space is having a ...
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. When you ...
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 of the International Space Station (ISS) captures ...
NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured C/2024 G3 "paying us a visit" in a striking photo released Jan. 11 on the social platform X. In the image, the comet's streaming tail makes it look like it is ...
This is similar to how Comet Lovejoy (C/2011 W3) disintegrated in 2011, which survived its journey a mere 87,000 miles above the sun's surface, but fell apart a few days later. Do you have a tip ...