A newly-discovered comet might light up the night sky in the coming weeks, possibly shining even brighter than the planet Venus. The comet, named Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3), is making a beeline for the ...

During its close call with the sun, the comet glowed brightly to a magnitude of -3.4, just shy of the brightness of Venus in the sky ... comet and its spectacular tail. While not visible from ...

Known as a “sun-grazer” due to its perilously close orbit to our star, this comet is projected to reach a peak brightness of magnitude -6.1. If predictions hold true, it could outshine Venus ...

Comet ATLAS G3 will be closest to the Sun on Jan. 13, 2025, but will mainly be visible only from the Southern Hemisphere.

G3 (ATLAS) blazed past the Sun, captured in stunning detail by the SOHO spacecraft. Scientists used its passage to study how ...

It is expected to make its closest approach to the Sun around Jan 13, when it may be visible, shining as brightly as Venus ... tail. While some predictions suggest it could become quite bright ...

This comet, named ATLAS after the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System that discovered it, reached an extraordinary ...

Comet ATLAS brightens as it nears the Sun, providing scientists with valuable data on solar wind interactions and offering a ...

A once-in-a-lifetime comet has been spotted over New Zealand skies this week. Comet C/2024 G3 (Atlas), which last visited the ...

It last passed nearby 180,000 years ago and the next few nights could be your last chance to ever see it as it drifts over ...

A newly-discovered comet might light up the night sky in the coming weeks, possibly shining even brighter than the planet Venus ... around the comet and a long tail. But as the ice disappears ...