“The anti-tail does not lead the comet, it is just that the head of the comet is seen superposed on part of the fanned-out ...

The stunning comet C/2024 G3 lights up the sunset sky over Chile's Very Large Telescope in this spectacular photo.

Therefore, if you'd like something in common with Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, you're going to want to head outside and ... color trailed by two tails! The comet was first discovered by ...

A comet called ATLAS dazzled the southern skies for the last few weeks. Now it's heading out of view for half a million years.

Following perihelion, the comet showed signs of disintegration but still put on a dazzling display of bright tails. As it heads toward the edge of the solar system, it will slowly start to fade.

since the comet will rise near Venus, which appears as the brightest "star" in the sky. Look for a "bright, fuzzy head" with "a short, westward-pointing tail," Bob King of Sky and Telescope wrote ...

But when comets head in from the Oort Cloud ... such as this view of ATLAS (seen with a faint tail in the center of the photo) taken on January 3, 2025. Photo: Michael Mattiazzo This sudden ...