Comet A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) has generated so much excitement about how bright and visible it might be that it has even been billed as the "comet of the century" in some quarters. Although that is ...

A comet called ATLAS dazzled the southern skies for the last few weeks. Now it's heading out of view for half a million years ...

Why it's so special: Nicknamed the "Great Comet of 2025," Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is currently the brightest comet predicted to be visible from Earth all year. Discovered on April 5, 2024 by the ...

like Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. This is unlike the so-called short-period comets, which do not visit the Oort Cloud and have ...

However, the dangerous encounter with our star changed Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS, destroying its nucleus – the "head" of the comet. Photos from the Southern Hemisphere and even the International ...

As Comet G3 approaches perihelion, it will venture extremely close, only 0.1 Earth-Sun distances, to our star. There’s a genuine concern (or thrill, depending on your perspective) that it could burn ...

Comet G3 ATLAS is also predicted to be the brightest in nearly 20 years set to reach a magnitude of -4 (as bright as Venus) or even -7 (visible during daytime), according to Star Walk.