The "once-in-a-lifetime" comet that recently lit up night skies for the first time in millennia might be falling apart after ...

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 ...

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.

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

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

G3 may be hard to see due to weather patterns and the California wildfires, said Tim Brothers of the Massachusetts Institute ...

The so-called 'planetesimal belts' are filled with tiny millimeter-sized particles created by collisions between comets.

A recently discovered comet is making a bright debut to Earth this month, and with some effort, sky gazers might be able to ...

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

Comet ATLAS hit a maximum magnitude of -3.4 during its close encounter with the sun, just shy of the brightness of Venus in ...

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 ...