But from locations that were drier and with better sky transparency, the comet was visible against the blue daytime sky.

Veteran comet hunters have called G3 (ATLAS) the "Great Comet of 2025" due to its daytime visibility and spectacular nighttime sightings. In these gorgeous photos from the Paranal Observatory ...

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) as seen from the International Space Station on Jan. 11, 2025. (Image credit: Don Petit/NASA) Rendezvous with the sun The comet reached perihelion on Jan. 13 at around 1000 ...

Chris Schur of Payson, Arizona was able to photograph C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) on two consecutive ... comet observer, John Bortle of Stormville, New York, calls C/2024 G3 "the Great Comet of 2025." ...