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Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS' 'near-death encounter' with the sun may have blown it apart, new photos suggest
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.
NASA Just Captured Stunning Images of a Comet’s Fiery Tail
G3 (ATLAS) blazed past the Sun, captured in stunning detail by the SOHO spacecraft. Scientists used its passage to study how ...
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NASA captures comet's close sun pass and stunning planetary images
This week, NASA published images of a comet surging a close path to the sun and a few ... there are signs it might have broken up after the comet’s flyby the sun. Also, in space news NASA ...
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Comet G3 (ATLAS) looks breathtaking above future home of world's largest telescope (photos)
Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) seen above ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile on Jan. 21, 2025. ESO's Very Large Telescope sits atop ...
Chances of asteroid striking Earth in the next decade has nearly doubled, NASA says
The chances of an asteroid striking Earth within the next decade has doubled in a matter of weeks, according to NASA ...
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Twelve Years Around the Solar System
Soon after, Rosetta will deploy its lander, Philea, to study the mysterious comet up close, and the trio will travel together around the closest point in its orbit of the sun. (Video: ESA ...
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2025's Brightest Comet May Become 'Headless Wonder'
The brightest comet of the year, which has been lighting up the sky over the past week ... experienced during its close... Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is seen after sunset from Montevideo on January ...
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Does a comet’s period change because it loses mass every time it nears the Sun?
For most comets that don’t pass extremely close to a planet, these changes are typically more subtle compared to those caused by outgassing, but can add up over time and so cannot be ignored by ...