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While putting together a planetarium show, the museum’s experts weren’t expecting a window into the universe’s inner workings.
Earth and space mingle in stunning ways for the 2025 Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest. From the “geological masterpiece” of Coyote Buttes, Utah to the sandstone terrain of desolate Ennedi, ...
Stargazers in Chile were treated to a rare sight. Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), also called the "Great Comet of 2025," lit up the night sky. This comet is the brightest predicted for the year.
Amateur and professional astronomers alike have been delighted by the spectacular display provided by Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) during mid and late January. After it made its closest pass to the sun ...
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.
It's called Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) and for the past few nights it has been putting on a show for Australian star-gazers. But it can't go on forever — especially because astronomers now think ...
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 ...
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 – so ...
The comet, C/2024 G3 (Atlas), was first discovered in April 2024, and will be visible in Australia over the evenings from 16 January to 23 January. Comet C/2024 G3 (Atlas) will become visible in ...
The Hong Kong Space Museum said Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) came closest to Earth on Tuesday and was gradually moving away. “If the weather permits this week, we may have a chance to observe it in ...
"Atlas C2024-G3 is paying us a visit." The ISS photo, which was shared on Jan. 11, captures the comet as it blazes through space. It exhibits a long visible tail that is made of gas and dust ...
The comet, named C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), made its closest approach to Earth on Tuesday (Jan. 14) when it came within 88 million miles (142 million kilometers) of our planet. A day earlier, it reached ...