"There is little question that, with its daylight display and spectacular evening apparition in a moonless sky, Comet 2024 G3 ...

also called Comet Lovejoy, passed close to Earth, making it one of the brightest comets in the night sky at that time. This photo was taken by 15-year-old George Martin, earning him first place in ...

The last time that happened was with Comet Lovejoy in 2011, which became the fifth-brightest comet seen in the last 100 years. So there was indeed reason to be optimistic. But what went wrong?