(Another option is checking out the comet online, through the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, which may be an altogether better sighting.) A cosmic clump of frozen dust and ice, Comet C/2024 G3 ...

As they get closer to the sun and that ice begins to melt away, they increase in brightness. Whether you’ll be able to see the comet depends on your latitude, said Lewis from Cornell University.

Comet Atlas C/2024 G3, like all comets, is a frozen chunk left over from the formation of the solar system — composed of dust, rock and ice — that heat up and start to melt as it approaches ...

When a comet approaches the sun, the heat causes the ice in its nucleus to transition directly from a solid state to gas ...

In the real world, however, mass does not simply disappear - it has to go somewhere. In a comet's case, ice turns into gas when heated by the Sun, and that gas escapes into space (a process called ...

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.

A newly-discovered comet might light up the night sky in the coming weeks, possibly shining even brighter than the planet Venus. The comet, named Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3), is making a beeline for the ...

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.

These dusty tails — or comae — form because comets contain ice. Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! When a comet gets close to the sun ...

The icy space rock, known as C/2024 G3 Atlas is approaching the inner solar system. It is expected to make its closest approach to the Sun around Jan 13, when it may be visible, shining as brightly as ...