It's called Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) and for the past few nights ... that sparks the death of the comet — the nucleus is gone, disintegrated — but it did release a huge amount of gas and ...

The brightest comet of the year, which has been lighting up the sky over the past week, may be in the process of breaking apart. The comet, named Comet ATLAS ... (C/2011 W3) disintegrated in ...

Experts think the comet started breaking up last week, but it's still putting on a show for star gazers for a few more days.

A comet that has taken astronomers by surprise could shine as brightly as Venus in the night sky as it passes by Earth over the next few days. Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) was spotted in April last ...

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 ...

In a clockwork cosmos, the appearance of a potentially bright new comet is always a celestial question mark: will it perform up to expectations, or fizzle from view? Such was the case with Comet ...

From astronomer Yuri Beletsky, a photo of Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) arching over ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile. Unfortunately, it seems like the comet disintegrated as it swooped around the Sun, ...

“Sadly, the comet G3 Atlas has now been reported as having disintegrated. However, the tail will still put on a spectacular show over the coming nights,” Godward said. For eagle-eyed stargazers who ...

From astronomer Yuri Beletsky, a photo of Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) arching over ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile. Unfortunately, it seems like the comet disintegrated as it swooped around the Sun, ...

A brilliant comet waved its tail above the site of the world's largest telescope as it lit up the night sky last month.

"There is little question that, with its daylight display and spectacular evening apparition in a moonless sky, Comet 2024 G3 ...