NASA Just Captured Stunning Images of a Comet’s Fiery Tail
G3 (ATLAS) blazed past the Sun, captured in stunning detail by the SOHO spacecraft. Scientists used its passage to study how ...
When to spot the next full moon, comets and other space events in February
People in the northern hemisphere will be able to see Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars during the planetary parade. The next full moon will happen on Feb. 12. Known as the ...
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Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS' 'near-death encounter' with the sun may have blown it apart, new photos suggest
New photos of comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) suggest that it could be disintegrating due to "thermal stress" from its recent ...
2025's Brightest Comet May Become 'Headless Wonder'
Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) came three times closer to the sun than Mercury on January 13—and this may have changed it ...
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A bright 'sun-skirting' comet will grace Australian skies this week. Here's how you can see it
The comet, C/2024 G3 (Atlas), was first discovered in April 2024, and will be visible in Australia over the evenings from 16 January to 23 January. Comet C/2024 G3 (Atlas) will become visible in ...
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Brightest of 2025 yet?: Rare sun-skirting comet may light up skies for 1st time in 160,000 years
A rare celestial spectacle could soon unfold as Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS), which last appeared in the inner solar system 160,000 years ago, has passed its closest point to the Sun. However ...
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Bright comet G3 ATLAS seen from space in new astronaut photo
"Atlas C2024-G3 is paying us a visit." The ISS photo, which was shared on Jan. 11, captures the comet as it blazes through space. It exhibits a long visible tail that is made of gas and dust ...
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Bright comet G3 ATLAS seen from space in new astronaut photo
A new photo taken from the vantage point of the International Space Station (ISS) captures the brilliant comet known as C/2024 G3 ATLAS, which could be the brightest of 2025, experts say.
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Can you view the half-million-year-old comet ATLAS from Metro Vancouver?
Comet 2024 G3 ATLAS has made international headlines for weeks, touted as a "once-in-a-lifetime" celestial event and one of the brightest comets in over two decades. Rosanna Tilbrook, an ...
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Can you view the half-million-year-old comet ATLAS from Metro Vancouver?
Comet 2024 G3 ATLAS has made international headlines for weeks, touted as a "once-in-a-lifetime" celestial event and one of the brightest comets in over two decades. Rosanna Tilbrook, an astronomer at ...
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NASA astronaut shares first image of comet G3 Atlas visible only once in 160,000 years
Astronaut Don Pettit captured breathtaking footage of Comet ATLAS while aboard the International Space Station. The comet, officially named C/2024 G3, made its closest approach to the Sun in early ...
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Comet Suddenly Appears After 180,000 Years — How To See It Tonight
On Jan. 12, NASA astronaut Don Pettit on the International Space Station sent back an image of comet ... [+] C/2024 G3 (ATLAS). A comet that hasn’t been in the inner solar system for around ...