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 ...

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.

New photos of comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) suggest that it could be disintegrating due to "thermal stress" from its recent slingshot around the sun. However, its fate is still unclear. When you ...

Amateur and professional astronomers alike have been delighted by the spectacular display provided by Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) during mid and late January. After it made its closest pass to the sun ...

The comet, Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3), was only discovered in April 2024, and reached its closest point to our sun yesterday at a distance of about 8.3 million miles. Due to its proximity to our star ...

Amateur and professional astronomers alike have been delighted by the spectacular display provided by Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) during mid and late January. After it made its closest pass to the sun ...

A new photo taken from the vantage point of the International Space Station (ISS) captures the brilliant comet known as C/2024 G3 ATLAS, which could be the brightest of 2025, experts say.

Comet G3 ATLAS (C/2024) will reach its brightest on January 13, 2025, potentially outshining Venus and Jupiter. Detected in April 2024, its perihelion approach offers a rare viewing opportunity as ...

Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS. This comet reaches perihelion at 0.094 Astronomical Units (AU, 8.7 million miles or 14 million kilometers, interior to the orbit of Mercury) from the sun on January 13th ...

The comet discovered last year using the Asteroid Terrestial-Impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS, is relatively rare because of how close it got to the Sun in mid-January, passing about one-third ...

"Atlas C2024-G3 is paying us a visit." The ISS photo, which was shared on Jan. 11, captures the comet as it blazes through space. It exhibits a long visible tail that is made of gas and dust ...

A new photo taken from the vantage point of the International Space Station (ISS) captures the brilliant comet known as C/2024 G3 ATLAS, which could be the brightest of 2025, experts say. "It is ...