A brilliant comet waved its tail above the site of the world's largest telescope as it lit up the night sky last month.

G3 (ATLAS) is one of the few comets on record that became bright enough to be visible in the daytime without optical aid like ...

But on Jan. 2, according to veteran Australian comet observer, Terry Lovejoy, the comet apparently was in the midst of an outburst in brightness, and indeed just one day later, it had brightened ...

The International Space Station is captured in orbit from the vantage point of a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule in 2021. Credit: NASA / SpaceX One of the many advantages of being in space is having a ...

Comet G3 ATLAS imaged from Namibia on January 20th. "The comet is putting on quite a show…" says Clyde. "And can't have photos like that ... disintegrated on us on Thanksgiving Day 2013, and W3 ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured C/2024 G3 "paying us a visit" in a striking photo released Jan. 11 on the social platform X. In the image, the comet's streaming tail makes it look like it is ...

"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 ...

(Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) Comet ATLAS reached perihelion, its closest point to the Sun, on Jan. 13. From now on, it will get dimmer in the night sky each day. The view for those of us ...