One of the brightest comets in 20 years, Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) returns for a close encounter with the sun — but will we be able to see it?

Comet G3 ATLAS faced just such a perilous passage, reaching perihelion 14 million kilometers from the Sun on January 13th.

Science enthusiasts are hoping to get a glimpse of a comet that’s supposed to be the brightest of 2025, but they may be out of luck depending on where they are in the world. The comet ...

Goodbye, comet 2022 E3 (ZTF ... in the constellation of Taurus is—if you squint at it—an obvious rusty-red color. Aldebaran is the “eye of the bull” and, fittingly, constitutes almost ...

The small photos of Comet Hyakutake and Comet Hale-Bopp in the initial color astrophoto montage do not do them justice. Here they have been reprocessed for a larger display. The photo of Comet ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory may shine a lot of light on dark comets when it comes online this year. 2025 could be a record-breaking year in terms of discovering new dark comets. In 2017 ...

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 ...

A comet that has taken astronomers by surprise could shine as brightly as Venus in the night sky as it passes by Earth over the next few days. Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) was spotted in April last ...

Imagery from NASA does not disappoint and the multiple of active missions that are exploring the solar system continue to lead to more research of the many unknowns. This week, NASA published images ...