Comet G3 ATLAS faced just such a perilous passage, reaching perihelion 14 million kilometers from the Sun on January 13th.

While it is already dimming after a close encounter with the sun, Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) – also called the Great Comet of ...

Hongkongers will have an opportunity to catch a glimpse of a rare comet passing by Earth in the coming week, three months after a similar sighting captivated the city’s stargazers. The Hong Kong ...

will subsequently make its closest pass of Earth between Feb. 1 and Feb. 2, around 26 million miles (42 million kilometers) away, according to EarthSky-- as the comet nears Earth, observers will ...

Called C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), the comet made its closest pass to the sun, or perihelion, on Jan. 13, soaring a mere 8 million miles (or 9% of the average Earth-sun distance) from our star. These views ...

Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) came within 8.3 million miles of the sun on January 13 as it reached its perihelion, and is now disintegrating.

An extremely rare and bright comet is passing by Earth but Metro Vancouverites may not be able to see the dazzling display. Comet 2024 G3 ATLAS has made international headlines for weeks ...

An extremely rare and bright comet is passing by Earth but Metro Vancouverites may not be able to see the dazzling display. Comet 2024 G3 ATLAS has made international headlines for weeks, touted as a ...

A large asteroid could be heading toward Earth within the next decade, and there's a small chance it could strike the planet, according to NASA.