Bright Comet's Tail Dazzles in 'Bleeding' Images from NASA Spacecraft
Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) came within 8.3 million miles of the sun on January 13 as it reached its perihelion, and is now ...
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The 5000th Comet Discovered Using Space-Based Sun Observatory
The ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has officially discovered 5000 comets. Comet number 5000 was spotted ...
‘Prettiest Comet I’ve Ever Seen’: Watch A Comet Graze The Sun
G3 (ATLAS) showed off its spectacular tail plumage to NASA spacecraft when it flew close to the sun this month.
Rare Comet Flies Close To Sun In 'Near-Death Encounter'; It Will Return 1,60,000 Years Later
This comet, named ATLAS after the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System that discovered it, reached an extraordinary ...
This once-in-a-lifetime comet is passing Earth today — it won’t be visible for another 160,000 years
A once-in-a-lifetime comet is approaching the sun — and it will be visible for the first time in 160,000 years. The comet ...
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Bright comet G3 ATLAS seen from space in new astronaut photo
In the photo from the space station, the comet is captured just above Earth’s horizon, which is illuminated by a bright light ...
Comet Suddenly Appears After 180,000 Years — How To See It Tonight
G3 (ATLAS) is now visible in the post-sunset night sky. It's best seen in the Southern Hemisphere, but it's visible north of ...
The 'brightest comet of 2025 so far' is orbiting the sun: Here's how to catch a glimpse
G3 may be hard to see due to weather patterns and the California wildfires, said Tim Brothers of the Massachusetts Institute ...
How to see rare comet before it disappears for the next 160,000 years
A guide on how to see Comet C/2024 G3 from Texas this week before it dims and disappears for the next 160,000 years.
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NASA astronaut snaps photo of 'totally amazing' comet from space station
The International Space Station is captured in orbit from the vantage point of a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule in 2021. Credit: NASA / SpaceX One of the many advantages of being in space is having a ...
OTD In Space – January 12: Deep Impact Spacecraft Launches To A Comet
NASA launched its Deep Impact mission to crash into comet Tempel 1, also known as 9P/Tempel. Two spacecraft were launched ...
Bright comet's tail dazzles in images from spacecraft
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 ...