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.
Stunning photos show bright comet lighting up the dark skies above ESO'sParanal Observatory, future home of the world's ...
Photographers have been sharing their photographs of Comet G3 (ATLAS), which burned bright during January in the southern ...
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 ...
Comets are unpredictable, fleeting visitors in our sky, and C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) was no exception. This January, it graced the ...
While it is already dimming after a close encounter with the sun, Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) – also called the Great Comet of ...
G3 (ATLAS) blazed past the Sun, captured in stunning detail by the SOHO spacecraft. Scientists used its passage to study how solar winds affect comets, revealing key insights about space weather. Now ...
"That’s very close," said Dr. Qicheng Zhang, a post-doctoral astronomer at Lowell Observatory in Arizona, who studies Sun-grazer comets like Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS. However, the dangerous ...
The G3 Atlas comet has returned to southern hemisphere skies for a once-in-a-lifetime show and a few lucky Aussies have already snapped pictures of the spectacular sight. The comet was only ...
If you’re someone who enjoys looking up at the night sky, you might have already witnessed some truly mesmerizing events in ...
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 ...
Veteran comet hunters have called G3 (ATLAS) the "Great Comet of 2025" due to its daytime visibility and spectacular nighttime sightings. In these gorgeous photos from the Paranal Observatory ...