Heads Up: The Brightest Comet of the Year May Light Up the Sky This Week
The object is designated Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), as it was first reported by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) telescope in Chile. Don’t let the name of the telescope worry you—the comet will pass by Earth, not impact it—but that’s only if the comet manages to survive a near pass of the Sun on January 13.
Astronaut Don Pettit took this stunning photo of a nearby comet from the International Space Station ...
Keep your eye on the sky tonight. A once-in-a-lifetime comet is approaching the sun — and it will be visible for the first ...
A comet visible only once every 160,000 years is set to fly by Earth. And there's a pretty decent chance you can see it.
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Comet that could shine as bright as Venus set to be visible from EarthG3 (ATLAS) should be visible from the southern hemisphere, and possibly also the northern hemisphere, over the next few days ...
Comet G3 ATLAS (C/2024), first spotted in April, is expected to be so vibrant that it will rival the brightness of Venus in ...
The icy space rock, known as C/2024 G3 Atlas is approaching the inner solar system. It is expected to make its closest ...
A BRIGHT comet could be visible in the sky for the first time in 160,000 years – making it a real once-in-a-lifetime display.
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