A comet that orbits the Sun every 160,000 years will appear in the night sky this week, offering a rare chance. The Comet ...
Hot on the heels of a spectacular comet late last year, another celestial visitor is set to put on a show. And Southern ...
The comet, which orbits the Sun every 1,60,000 years, was first discovered on April 5, 2024, by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in Chile.
The comet comes from the Oort Cloud, a remote region at the outer edge of the solar system that is believed to contain the ...
The Sun-skirter comet C/2024 G3 is visible from the southern hemisphere this week as it makes its second-ever swing around our Sun.
Learn more about Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), which may be visible from the Southern Hemisphere in mid- to late-January.
Recent observations indicate that G3 ATLAS has brightened significantly, with a sudden outburst on January 2 leading to a nearly four-fold increase in brightness.
The comet could be amongst the brightest seen in our skies for 20 years, if the weather is good enough to see it. It will get ...
A newly-discovered comet might light up the night sky in the coming weeks, possibly shining even brighter than the planet ...
So many comets have failed to live up to predictions that many people have become cynical about them, so why does this happen ...
Hot on the heels of a spectacular comet late last year , another celestial visitor is set to put on a show. And Southern Hemisphere observers have a ...