The stunning comet C/2024 G3 lights up the sunset sky over Chile's Very Large Telescope in this spectacular photo.

It was a comet, the icy siblings of asteroids, and it was 655 million kilometers away but approaching rapidly. It took the name of the observatory that discovered it -- ATLAS. And as 2024 turned ...

Not only has the ongoing planet parade been delighting stargazers, but from mid to late January, Comet G3 (ATLAS) could be seen streaking across Earth’s skies. And such was its intensity ...

Why it's so special: Nicknamed the "Great Comet of 2025," Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is currently the brightest comet predicted to be visible from Earth all year. Discovered on April 5, 2024 by the ...

Comet A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) has generated so much excitement about how bright and visible it might be that it has even been billed as the "comet of the century" in some quarters. Although that is ...

Subaru Telescope’s celebration of its 25th anniversary is wrapping up in March 2025. There have been multiple projects to ...

Comet G3 is on its first voyage into the inner solar system, meaning it’s packed with volatile materials that have never been exposed to the Sun’s warmth before. This makes its behavior somewhat ...

Hong Kong residents have been captivated by the recent appearance of the comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, a celestial spectacle described as a “once-in-80,000-years” event. Residents took to social ...

This image shows comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) from the European Southern Observatory near its Very Large Telescope (which is visible on the mountaintop of Cerro Paranal at left) as seen by ESO ...