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 photos of comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) suggest that it could be disintegrating due to "thermal stress" from its recent ...

At the time of its perihelion, Comet C/2024 G3 may shine about as brightly as Venus, at around negative 4.5 magnitude. But although the comet may be brighter than any other in 2025, it will not be ...

Comet G3 ATLAS is set to shine at its brightest this week, potentially outshining Venus and Jupiter. G3 ATLAS’s orbit is so big that it takes roughly 160,000 year to go around the Sun. As it ...

A once-in-160,000-year comet as bright as Venus is set to light up the UK sky next week. It follows on from the once-in-a-lifetime comet that flew by Earth last October, providing humans on earth with ...

Or it could simply disintegrate like the last sun-grazing comet, leaving us with nothing to see. Venus is at its greatest eastern elongation. That means it appears as far from the sun toward the ...

Comet G3 ATLAS (C/2024) is expected to whiz past the Sun in mid-January, giving skywatchers an extremely rare opportunity to spot the space spectacle from Earth Skyler Caruso is a Writer and ...

Skywatchers are eagerly awaiting a spectacular celestial event as Comet G3 ATLAS (C/2024) prepares to shine at its brightest this week. With its potential to outshine Venus and Jupiter ...

A newly-discovered comet is set to shine brighter than Venus next week as it lights up the sky for the first time in 160,000 years. Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is travelling towards the Sun and ...

Radiating an expected magnitude of -4.5, its brightness can potentially rival Venus' shine. Where will Comet G3 ATLAS be visible from Earth? Many parts of the world will have the chance to spot ...

You are not going to want to miss this! Comet G3 ATLAS (C/2024) is expected to make its return for a close encounter with the Sun in mid-January, giving skywatchers the chance to spot one of the ...