Pons-Brooks and Jupiter were seen by NASA's Solar TErrestrial Relations Observatory-A (STEREO-A). Credit: Space.com | NASA STEREO | edited by Steve Spaleta ...

Comet ATLAS brightens as it nears the Sun, providing scientists with valuable data on solar wind interactions and offering a ...

In April 2024, we were also visited by the explosive, green "devil comet" 12P/Pons-Brooks, which unleashed multiple cold-volcanic outbursts as it passed close to Earth and briefly lost its tail to ...

So, if some of a comet’s mass suddenly disappeared one day, its orbital period should remain unchanged. In the real world, however, mass does not simply disappear — it has to go somewhere.

A comet last seen 160,000 years ago will be bright and visible in the skies over the UK this week as it makes its closest pass through the solar system. The comet, known as Atlas C/2024 G3 ...

Thursday night could be one of the last nights you'll be able to see a super rare comet and its bright tail streaking across the Australian skies. It's called Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) and for the ...

An astronaut onboard the International Space Station (ISS) has snapped a stunning photograph of the super-bright "New Year comet" seemingly shooting behind Earth. The comet, named C/2024 G3 (ATLAS ...

Each ice sublimes at a different temperature. By far the most famous comet is Halley’s. With a 76-year orbit, it has made many recorded visits to the inner Solar System, including the portrayal ...

After an extraordinary year of watching full moons, eclipses, meteors and northern lights, a comet will be viewable right off the bat in 2025. It's called comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), which Space.com ...

In the second week of 2025, we could see a new object grace the skies as comet ATLAS (C/2024) G3 gets close to the sun. In the wake of comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) in October, comet G3 is ...