G3 (ATLAS) is one of the few comets on record that became bright enough to be visible in the daytime without optical aid like ...
G3 (ATLAS) showed off its spectacular tail plumage to NASA spacecraft when it flew close to the sun this month.
Michigan State University and NASA researchers discover seven dark comets that reveal new solar system secrets.
New photos of comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) suggest that it could be disintegrating due to "thermal stress" from its recent ...
Heads up, everybody. A couple of asteroids approximately the size of a school bus are set to make close approach with Earth ...
Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) came within 8.3 million miles of the sun on January 13 as it reached its perihelion, and is now disintegrating.
From Jan. 11 to 15, 2025, a bright comet surged through images from the ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) spacecraft. Called C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), the comet ...
New photos of comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) suggest that it could be disintegrating due to "thermal stress" from its recent slingshot around the sun. However, its fate is still unclear. When you ...
Often, star-grazing comets such as C/2024 G3 do not survive the encounter with the Sun, though astronomers believe that this one did so in the past. This comet's period is 135,000 years – long for a ...
However, as the remains of the comet head further away from Earth, this rare sight will slowly fade into oblivion. Do you have a tip on a science story that Newsweek should be covering?
The so-called 'planetesimal belts' are filled with tiny millimeter-sized particles created by collisions between comets.
Some fear we’ll be buried in brimstone; others expect to be extinguished by A.I. But is there comfort to be found in our ...