Comet G3 (ATLAS) was first discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in April of last year and while it’s been calculated as taking 160,000 years to reach ...

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.

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) photographed by Samit Saha of Bidada, Gujarat, India on Jan. 17, 2025. "Even after capturing several frames, I couldn't spot the comet on my camera's LCD screen.

— Once-in-a-160000-year comet G3 ATLAS could shine as bright as Venus next week. Here's what to expect. — Get ready for the 'New Year Comet': What to expect from Comet ATLAS (C/2024) G3 ...

Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) came within 8.3 million miles of the sun on January 13, reaching the perihelion of its massive, 160,000-year orbit through our solar system.

Update as of February 2025 When Comet G3 reached perihelion, comet watchers observed a sharp increase in brightness as the comet reached an estimated magnitude of -3.5, rivaling some of the brightest ...

A comet that orbits the Sun every 160,000 years will appear in the night sky this week, offering a rare chance. The Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is expected to be the brightest comet in nearly 20 years ...

Comet G3 ATLAS (C/2024) is expected to make its return for a close encounter with the Sun in mid-January, giving skywatchers the chance to spot one of the brightest comets in 20 years from Earth.

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) did it! It survived its perilous perihelion, getting ten times closer to the Sun than Earth does. This comet is a sungrazer comet, and the encounter made it bright ...

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