Comet ATLAS (C/2024 S1) is due to pass closest to the sun on October 28, ... "The comet has almost certainly disintegrated," Qicheng Zhang of the Lowell Observatory told spaceweather.com.

Comet ATLAS (C/2024 S1) was hoped to be visible to the naked eye in the next few days, but unfortunately disintegrated as it skimmed past the sun.

Last October, the “Halloween comet” disintegrated during its closest approach of the sun. The object, also known as Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS), ...

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.

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 ...

Comet ATLAS (C/2024 S1) is due to pass closest to the sun on October 28, ... "The comet has almost certainly disintegrated," Qicheng Zhang of the Lowell Observatory told spaceweather.com.

Last October, the “Halloween comet” disintegrated during its closest approach of the sun. The object, also known as Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS), ...

But as the comet neared the sun, it broke apart into chunks until it finally evaporated, according to NASA. C/2024 S1 was a sungrazer, a comet that passes within a distance of about 850,000 miles ...

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — When a new comet appears in the sky, there is often excitement. But things don’t always end well for the ancient celestial objects, made of ice, frozen gases ...

Last October, the “Halloween comet” disintegrated during its closest approach of the sun. The object, also known as Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS), ...

A newly discovered comet, called C/2025 F2 (SWAN), may have disintegrated. But the remnants are still visible.