G3 has mesmerized astronomers and amateur skygazers for months as the world tried to spot the bright comet in the sky nearing its fatal encounter with the Sun.

A comet that just skirted past our sun should light up the night sky this week. The comet, Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3), was ... system towards the distant Oort cloud. As seen from our planet today ...

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) as seen from the International Space Station on Jan. 11, 2025. (Image credit: Don Petit/NASA) Rendezvous with the sun The comet reached perihelion on Jan. 13 at around 1000 ...

All that's left is a cloud of dust," Zhang said. Even though Comet ATLAS was only discovered over a year ago, its short life wasn’t in vain. Astronomers study Sun-grazing comets because they are ...

Amateur and professional astronomers alike have been delighted by the spectacular display provided by Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) during mid and late January. After it made its closest pass to the sun ...

Amateur and professional astronomers alike have been delighted by the spectacular display provided by Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) during mid and late January. After it made its closest pass to the sun ...

New photos of comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) suggest that it could be disintegrating ... He noticed that the comet's coma — the cloud around its nucleus — had dimmed significantly during this time ...

Photographer Josh Durry captured a rare image of Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), which orbits the sun ... to find the horizon was still covered in cloud. I then headed for the M4 to find a clearing ...

A comet believed to be in its death throes could briefly be seen over Tasmania this week as it hurtled through the cosmos in a magnificent flash of searing light. The C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) comet ...

Comet G3 ATLAS (C/2024) will reach its brightest on January 13, 2025, potentially outshining Venus and Jupiter. Detected in April 2024, its perihelion approach offers a rare viewing opportunity as ...

An exceptionally long period comet due to its highly elongated orbit, C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) likely comes from the Oort Cloud, a sphere of comets around the solar system. It reached perihelion — its ...