NASA shares images of comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) near the sun and stunning photos from Jupiter and Mars missions.

A BRIGHT comet could be visible in the sky for the first time in 160,000 years – making it a real once-in-a-lifetime display.

Tuesday, April 9: A 2%-lit crescent moon will be below Jupiter, with comet 12P/Pons-Brooks in between. Wednesday, April 10: A 7%-lit crescent moon will be above Jupiter and comet 12P/Pons-Brooks.

Astronomer Dean Regas gives us the lowdown on the best things to look out for this winter, from a “planet parade” to the ...

The comet is now flying very close to the sun, according to Space.com. First, astronomers say if the comet gets too close to the sun, it may disintegrate. "The comet's unusually close journey to ...

It's not a comet or an asteroid. Scientists say it could be a low-mass star or a brown dwarf, an object that is not quite a ...

Speaking about the 'Christmas Comet', the CEO of the Dubai Astronomy Group, Hasan Al Hariri, said: "Flying inwards from a point near Jupiter, 46P/Wirtanen swings by the Sun every five years or so ...

New research indicates that the water on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko has a molecular signature closely matching that of water found in Earth's oceans. This discovery revives the possibility that ...

Comet G3 ATLAS is set to shine at its brightest this week, potentially outshining Venus and Jupiter, offering a rare and fleeting glimpse of one of the solar system's most extraordinary phenomena.

ONE of the brightest comets to pass Earth in nearly 20 years could be visible to the naked eye in a once-in-a-lifetime display next week. The space rock, formally known as G3 ATLAS (C/2024), is ...

Coined the ‘parade of planets’, the special celestial event will occur just after sunset and will see six planets — Mars, ...