Comet ATLAS hit a maximum magnitude of -3.4 during its close encounter with the sun, just shy of the brightness of Venus in ...

Hot on the tail of the Quadrantids meteor shower, another spectacle in the sky is about to arrive: comet Atlas C/2024 G3, which will reach perihelion—the point of its orbit closest to the sun ...

Although this could have caused the dimming in the new images, it does not explain the streamer in the comet's tail. Therefore, more observations will be required in the coming weeks to accurately ...

A comet will pass near the Earth early this year, and it promises to be an impressive sight for sky-watchers. Here’s more on ...

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The New Year starts with a bang as Quandrantids peaks on Jan. 2 and 3. This is one of the largest meteor showers of the year, ...

After an extraordinary year of watching full moons, eclipses, meteors and northern lights, a comet will be viewable right off the bat in 2025. It's called comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), which Space.com ...

If it survives the approach, it will become fainter in the coming days, but will at least move a little higher in the evening sky in the constellation of Capricorn. The comet was discovered with a ...

Shabaka Hutchings last toured Australia in the spring of 2022, whipping packed crowds into frenzies as the tenor-wielding ...

Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! When a comet gets close to the sun, the sunlight heats up the ice, causing it to sublimate, or transition ...