G3 (ATLAS) showed off its spectacular tail plumage to NASA spacecraft when it flew close to the sun this month.
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 ...
G3 may be hard to see due to weather patterns and the California wildfires, said Tim Brothers of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Mr Balaji advised people wanting to spot the comet to find a location away from light pollution and use a pair of binoculars ...
Because the period of an object does not depend on its mass, comets’ orbital periods remain unchanged due to mass loss.
The Lafourche Parish Government and Second Harvest will distribute food to low-income residents on January 30th. The event ...
It last passed nearby 180,000 years ago and the next few nights could be your last chance to ever see it as it drifts over ...
Using a planetarium app or website like Stellarium will allow you to work out what time the Sun and the comet will set from your location so you can plan your observations. The videos below show ...
For some comets, gas and dust might escape more or less evenly over the comet’s entire surface, like a melting ice cube. In other cases, gas and dust may escape from a specific location in a ...
A once-in-a-lifetime comet has been spotted over New Zealand skies this week. Comet C/2024 G3 (Atlas), which last visited the ...