G3 has mesmerized astronomers and amateur skygazers for months as the world tried to spot the bright comet in the sky nearing its fatal encounter with the Sun.
The so-called 'planetesimal belts' are filled with tiny millimeter-sized particles created by collisions between comets.
The Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph aboard the Soho spacecraft captured the view of the comet as it flew with a giant tail that kept burning from the intense heat of the Sun.
The second visit of asteroid Apophis in 2036, also on April 13, heralds the coming of the Messiah and the beginning of a new ...
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.
During the US Apollo program, six crewed missions landed on the Moon starting with Apollo 11 in 1969, leaving a like number of flags. Now, China recently announced that one more flag will join the ...
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 ...
NASA shares images of comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) near the sun and stunning photos from Jupiter and Mars missions.
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 got within 140 million km on 14 January, but as it heads off again into the void of space, the southern hemisphere is best ...
An incredibly rare sight can be seen in the Australian skies until Thursday - and won't reappear for another 800,000 years.
An incredibly rare sight can be seen in the Australian skies until Thursday - and won't reappear for another 800,000 years.