The comet belongs to a family known as Kreutz sungrazers, comets that all follow a similar orbit that takes them very close ...

W hen comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) was first discovered in late September, it was almost immediately identified as a member of the Kreutz family of Sun-grazing comets. But it was highly unusual for a ...

Comet ATLAS S1 is also a Kreutz sungrazer. So far faintly visible only from the Southern Hemisphere, in the mornings after Tuesday, Oct. 29 through Thursday Oct. 31 (Halloween) it could become ...

While many dubbed it the "Halloween comet," the cosmic snowball of ice and dust more officially known as C/2024 S1 (ATLAS), disintegrated on Oct. 28 as it approached the sun. The comet's final moments ...