While it is already dimming after a close encounter with the sun, Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) – also called the Great Comet of ...
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) seen above ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile on Jan. 21, 2025. ESO's Very Large Telescope sits atop ...
For the first time, astronomers have imaged dozens of belts around nearby stars where comets and tiny pebbles within them are ...
The viewer encounters special moments in the photos taken by our gallery photographers – splashing spray, intense gazes and ...
Harvard and Smithsonian (CfA), and its Submillimeter Array (SMA), were critical for identifying a cache of belts surrounding other stars beyond the sun where comets may reside. Regions around 74 stars ...
Photographers have been sharing their photographs of Comet G3 (ATLAS), which burned bright during January in the southern ...
the "Great Comet of 2025" due to its daytime visibility and spectacular nighttime sightings. In these gorgeous photos from the Paranal Observatory, it's not hard to see why. Photographer Yuri ...
Comets are unpredictable, fleeting visitors in our sky, and C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) was no exception. This January, it graced the ...
A mysterious object that looked vaguely like a comet or a meteor was seen soaring over night skies in the southwestern U.S., ...