While it is already dimming after a close encounter with the sun, Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) – also called the Great Comet of ...

Space agencies have systems in place to spot, track, and forecast the future orbits of potentially hazardous asteroids.

The night sky is putting on a celestial show with a dazzling "planetary parade" featuring six major planets and a bonus comet.

We’d come up to the open top deck of our cruise ship ... followed by a nightcap in the classy Observatory Bar. Or if you’re lucky, a once-a-century comet laying on an unforgettable light ...

But a little bit, bringing people down to ... with this comet is the average person’s not going to see it. Which you’re thinking, well, wait a second. It’s bright as Venus. I should see it. It is ...

But then retreats beyond the orbit of Venus to "cool down". The European Solar Orbiter ... an astronomer at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England, explains that this discovery has more ...

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) seen above ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile on Jan. 21, 2025. ESO's Very Large Telescope sits atop ...

the "Great Comet of 2025" due to its daytime visibility and spectacular nighttime sightings. In these gorgeous photos from the Paranal Observatory, it's not hard to see why. Photographer Yuri ...

A brilliant comet waved its tail above the site of the world's largest telescope as it lit up the night sky last month. Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) soared through the starry skies above the European ...