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.

Experts think the comet started breaking up last week, but it's still putting on a show for star gazers for a few more days.

G3 (ATLAS) showed off its spectacular tail plumage to NASA spacecraft when it flew close to the sun this month.

One of the brightest comets in 20 years, Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) returns for a close encounter with the sun — but will we be able to see it?

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

A newly-discovered comet might light up the night sky in the coming weeks, possibly shining even brighter than the planet Venus. The comet, named Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3), is making a beeline for the ...

The photos also showed a bright streak of light, or "streamer," in the comet's tail, which is a sign that large amounts of gas and dust are leaking out of the comet, potentially via new cracks in ...

A once-in-a-lifetime comet has been spotted over New Zealand skies this week. Comet C/2024 G3 (Atlas), which last visited the ...

It has long been assumed that the gases of a comet tail are pushed away from the comet by the pressure of light from the sun. It now appears that many tails are caused by a wind of charged ...

located 160 light years away, is orbiting its host star so closely that the star is boiling the planet's atmosphere. The boiling is so intense, that the world has developed a comet-like tail ...

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 ...

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 central white tails are likely made of dust and just ...