New photos of comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) suggest that it could be disintegrating due to "thermal stress" from its recent ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit has snapped a striking shot of the super-bright comet racing past our planet for the first time in ...

A once-in-a-lifetime comet is approaching the sun — and it will be visible for the first time in 160,000 years. The comet ...

Michigan State University and NASA researchers discover seven dark comets that reveal new solar system secrets.

In the photo from the space station, the comet is captured just above Earth’s horizon, which is illuminated by a bright light ...

Astronaut Don Pettit took this stunning photo of a nearby comet from the International Space Station ...

Because the period of an object does not depend on its mass, comets’ orbital periods remain unchanged due to mass loss.

Comet G3 ATLAS (C/2024) is about to reach its closest point to the Sun in mid-January, making it the brightest comet of the ...

Perfect weather has opened up Adelaide’s skies for an event of a lifetime that won’t happen again for about 160,000 years.

ONE of the brightest comets to pass Earth in nearly 20 years could be visible to the naked eye in a once-in-a-lifetime display next week. The space rock, formally known as G3 ATLAS (C/2024), is ...

A BRIGHT comet could be visible in the sky for the first time in 160,000 years – making it a real once-in-a-lifetime display.

It will be one of the brightest comets to pass Earth in 20 years. The space rock, formally known as G3 ATLAS (C/2024), reached peak brightness on 13 January. It will maintain that glow over the ...