When to look for comet G3 ATLAS - Space.com
Jan 9, 2025 · Discover how to see Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS), one of the brightest comets in 20 years, as it makes its rare journey near the sun next week.
Comet ATLAS C/2024 G3 falls apart after rare encounter with the …
4 days ago · The comet discovered last year using the Asteroid Terrestial-Impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS, is relatively rare because of how close it got to the Sun in mid-January, passing about one-third the closest distance Mercury gets to the Sun. "That’s very close," said Dr. Qicheng Zhang, a post-doctoral astronomer at Lowell Observatory in Arizona, who studies Sun-grazer comets like Comet C/2024 ...
Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS' 'near-death encounter' with the sun …
6 days ago · Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) made its closest approach to Earth on Jan. 14 and reached its minimum distance from the sun, known as perihelion, a day later. As a result, it shone as bright as Venus for ...
Is super-bright Comet ATLAS G3 disintegrating? - EarthSky
5 days ago · Comet Atlas G3 came within 8.3 million miles (13.5 million kilometers) of the sun during perihelion. ... but he has since become a popular presenter of space news on our YouTube channel. He fell ...
Comet ATLAS Caught in the Act of Disintegration - Sky & Telescope
Jan 20, 2025 · Comet Lovejoy rapidly evolved into a headless ghost after its nucleus disintegrated in December 2011. Although we don't know the exact cause of Comet ATLAS's breakup, it's likely that solar heating at perihelion caused intense jetting and …
Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) Kicks off the New Year — What to Expect
Dec 18, 2024 · Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) is on its way! Discovered April 5th by the automated Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) when it was magnitude 19 and 4.4 astronomical units from Earth, it's now visible at 8th magnitude in Scorpius at dawn for observers at equatorial and southern latitudes.
Bright comet G3 ATLAS seen from space in new astronaut photo
Jan 17, 2025 · Astronauts witnessed the brightest comet of 2025 from space as it streaked across the sky above Earth. A new photo taken from the vantage point of the International Space Station (ISS) captures the...
Rare comet may be visible for only time in 160,000 years - BBC
Jan 13, 2025 · BBC News. Don Pettit/NASA. ... Nasa said the future brightness of a comet is "notoriously hard" to predict, but that Comet C/2024 G3 (Atlas) could remain bright enough to be seen by the naked eye.
C/2024 G3 (ATLAS): Best Comet of 2025? - timeanddate.com
Jan 7, 2025 · Michael Mattiazzo took this photo of C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) in the pre-dawn sky over Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia, on January 3, 2025. ©Michael Mattiazzo. A Morning Comet, Then an Evening Comet. Before January 13, C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) might be visible from the Southern Hemisphere close to the eastern horizon before sunrise.. Find …
Get ready for the 'New Year Comet': What to expect from Comet ATLAS …
Dec 30, 2024 · In the second week of 2025, we could see a new object grace the skies as comet ATLAS (C/2024) G3 gets close to the sun. In the wake of comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) in October,...