A comet believed to be in its death throes could briefly be seen over Tasmania this week as it hurtled through the cosmos in a magnificent flash of searing light. The C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) comet ...

Amateur and professional astronomers alike have been delighted by the spectacular display provided by Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) during mid ... be able to capture it at all." | Credit: Samit Saha ...

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 ...

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 ...

All that's left is a cloud of dust," Zhang said. Even though Comet ATLAS was only discovered over a year ago, its short life wasn’t in vain. Astronomers study Sun-grazing comets because they are ...