New insights into the extreme conditions behind "disintegrating planets" reveals how they are consumed by the heat of their ...

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

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

G3 (ATLAS) dubbed 'Great Comet of 2025' Daytime visibility of Comet 2024 G3 thrills astronomers Comet's stunning tail structure captivates Southern Hemisphere viewers ...

Astronomers have found two planets around two separate stars that are succumbing to their stars' intense heat.

Astronomers have found two planets around two separate stars that are succumbing to their stars’ intense heat. Both are disintegrating before our telescopic eyes, leaving trails of debris similar to a ...

G3 (ATLAS) is one of the few comets on record that became bright enough to be visible in the daytime without optical aid like ...

While Earthlings were wrapping gifts and preparing holiday buffets this past Christmas Eve, a rocket named for a south ...

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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 disintegrating.

New observations suggest that Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), which recently became visible to the naked eye, might be breaking ...