Bright Comet's Tail Dazzles in 'Bleeding' Images from NASA Spacecraft
Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) came within 8.3 million miles of the sun on January 13 as it reached its perihelion, and is now ...
One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, a young Edwin Hubble settled astronomy’s ‘Great Debate’
In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...
‘Prettiest Comet I’ve Ever Seen’: Watch A Comet Graze The Sun
G3 (ATLAS) showed off its spectacular tail plumage to NASA spacecraft when it flew close to the sun this month.
Comet Ridge’s pilot testing to unlock Mahalo East gas potential
Comet Ridge will soon have a firm understanding of the commercial potential of its 100% held Mahalo East project in Queensland with the start-up of pilot production.
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Comet ATLAS C/2024 G3 falls apart after rare encounter with the Sun
G3 has mesmerized astronomers and amateur skygazers for months as the world tried to spot the bright comet in the sky nearing its fatal encounter with the Sun.
Bright comet's tail dazzles in images from spacecraft
From Jan. 11 to 15, 2025, a bright comet surged through images from the ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA SOHO (Solar and ...
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NASA captures comet's close sun pass and stunning planetary images
NASA shares images of comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) near the sun and stunning photos from Jupiter and Mars missions.
Scientists Unveil Stunning New Images of Hidden Exocomet Belts Around 74 Nearby Stars
Astrophysicists have achieved a major breakthrough by capturing images of exocomet belts around 74 nearby stars. Using the ...
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Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS' 'near-death encounter' with the sun may have blown it apart, new photos suggest
New photos of comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) suggest that it could be disintegrating due to "thermal stress" from its recent ...
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Does a comet’s period change because it loses mass every time it nears the Sun?
Because the period of an object does not depend on its mass, comets’ orbital periods remain unchanged due to mass loss.
2025's Brightest Comet May Become 'Headless Wonder'
Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) came three times closer to the sun than Mercury on January 13—and this may have changed it ...
10 most fascinating images of Hubble's Nebula captured by NASA
Messier 42 better known as the Orion Nebula, with the unaided eye from a dark sky site. This stellar relic, first spied by William Herschel in 1787, is nicknamed the Eskimo Nebula (NGC 2392) because, ...