Pons-Brooks and Jupiter were seen by NASA's Solar TErrestrial Relations Observatory-A (STEREO-A). Credit: Space.com | NASA STEREO | edited by Steve Spaleta ...

Comet ATLAS brightens as it nears the Sun, providing scientists with valuable data on solar wind interactions and offering a ...

New photos of comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) suggest that it could be disintegrating due to "thermal stress" from its recent slingshot around the sun. However, its fate is still unclear. When you ...

In April 2024, we were also visited by the explosive, green "devil comet" 12P/Pons-Brooks, which unleashed multiple cold-volcanic outbursts as it passed close to Earth and briefly lost its tail to ...

A comet last seen 160,000 years ago will be bright and visible in the skies over the UK this week as it makes its closest pass through the solar system. The comet, known as Atlas C/2024 G3 ...

So, if some of a comet’s mass suddenly disappeared one day, its orbital period should remain unchanged. In the real world, however, mass does not simply disappear — it has to go somewhere.

Science enthusiasts are hoping to get a glimpse of a comet that’s supposed to be the brightest of 2025, but they may be out of luck depending on where they are in the world. The comet ...

An astronaut onboard the International Space Station (ISS) has snapped a stunning photograph of the super-bright "New Year comet" seemingly shooting behind Earth. The comet, named C/2024 G3 (ATLAS ...

Each ice sublimes at a different temperature. By far the most famous comet is Halley’s. With a 76-year orbit, it has made many recorded visits to the inner Solar System, including the portrayal ...