Comet G3 ATLAS (C/2024) will reach its brightest on January 13, 2025, potentially outshining Venus and Jupiter. Detected in April 2024, its perihelion approach offers a rare viewing opportunity as ...

One of the brightest comets in 20 years, Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) returns for a close encounter with the sun — but will we be able to see it? The brightest comet in nearly 20 years — comet G3 ...

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Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) was spotted in April last year by NASA’s Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System when it was more than 600 million kilometres from Earth. Astronomers initially ...

The brightest comet in nearly 20 years — comet G3 ATLAS (C/2024) — is expected to reach its peak brilliance later this week into early next week. The only question is: "Will you actually be able to ...

Comet ATLAS (C/2024) G3 is set to dazzle Southern Hemisphere skywatchers in mid-January. Here’s everything you need to know about the 'New Year comet'. When you purchase through links on our ...

The comet, named Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3), is making a beeline for the sun, and will come within 8.3 million miles of our star on January 13. During this closest approach to the sun, the comet is ...

Skywatchers are eagerly awaiting a spectacular celestial event as Comet G3 ATLAS (C/2024) prepares to shine at its brightest this week. With its potential to outshine Venus and Jupiter ...

A comet that flies past Earth once every 160,000 years could shine brightly in the skies above Britain next week. The icy space rock, known as C/2024 G3 Atlas is approaching the inner solar system.

It could shine as bright as Venus, or similar to Tsuchinshan-ATLAS / Comet C/2023 A3, the "comet of the century" that stunned stargazers in mid-October. The comet was first spotted by the Asteroid ...