Last October, the “Halloween comet” disintegrated during its closest approach of the sun. The object, also known as Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS), was discovered on September 27 and quickly earned ...

Comet ATLAS is different, having disintegrated when it was more distant from the sun than Earth – unlike its parent comet, which was closer to the sun when it broke apart. “If it broke up this ...

a newly discovered comet suddenly disintegrated while it was still quite far from the Sun. Although ultimately a disappointment for skywatchers, Comet ATLAS turns out to have quite a remarkable ...

WASHINGTON — A recently discovered comet ... disintegrated before the day of ghosts and ghouls. NASA confirmed Tuesday its sun-observing spacecraft captured the moment when the comet Atlas ...

(AP) - A recently discovered comet ... has disintegrated before the day of ghosts and ghouls. NASA confirmed Tuesday its sun-observing spacecraft captured the moment when the comet Atlas broke ...