Space can be a wondrous place ... comets were sighted in daylight conditions: Comet Skjellerup-Maristany (1927); Comet Ikeya-Seki (1965); Comet West (1976) and Comet McNaught (2007).

"So, beginning about 10 minutes after sunset, slowly scan/sweep along the west-southwest horizon with binoculars to try and sight the comet," wrote Space.com. Given its close proximity to the Sun ...

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

During perihelion, the comet will come within 8.3 million miles of the sun. Provided by NASA / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images According to Space.com ... to scan the west-southwest horizon ...

Pettit pointed a camera toward one of the space station's windows and caught the comet as it paid the astronauts a visit. "It is totally amazing to see a comet from orbit," he said on X ...

Astronaut Don Pettit even snapped a picture of the comet zipping along the horizon from the International Space Station. "It is totally amazing to see a comet from orbit. Atlas C2024-G3 is paying ...

will help build a new military facility in El Paso and pay for studies that could lead to new space launch facilities in West Texas. The biggest chunk of the state funding — nearly $20 million ...

An astronaut onboard the International Space Station (ISS) has snapped a stunning photograph of the super-bright "New Year comet" seemingly shooting behind Earth. The comet, named C/2024 G3 (ATLAS ...

He also writes Live Science's weekly Earth from space series. More about comets 'Totally amazing' astronaut photo captures comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS shooting past Earth from the ISS Rare comet could ...