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 ...
NASA astronaut Don Pettit has snapped a striking shot of the super-bright comet racing past our planet for the first time in ...
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.
A comet visible only once every 160,000 years is set to fly by Earth. And there's a pretty decent chance you can see it.
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 ...
Michigan State University and NASA researchers discover seven dark comets that reveal new solar system secrets.
A recently discovered comet is making a bright debut to Earth this month, and with some effort, sky gazers might be able to ...
The so-called 'planetesimal belts' are filled with tiny millimeter-sized particles created by collisions between comets.
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 ...
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 ...