C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is a non-periodic comet, which reached perihelion on 13 January 2025, at a distance of 0.09 AU (13 million km) from the Sun.Dubbed the Great Comet of 2025, it is …

5 days ago · The orbit of Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) is an extremely elongated ellipse, according to the latest computations by Japanese astronomer Syuichi Nakano, who used 285 positional …

Jan 9, 2025 · Discover how to see Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS), one of the brightest comets in 20 years, as it makes its rare journey near the sun next week.

Jan 21, 2025 · Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is now visible in the evening sky for observers in the Southern Hemisphere and in parts of the Northern Hemisphere (up to 23° N). Although it is …

Dec 18, 2024 · What is Comet C/2024 G3? Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is a bright comet that is about to fly past the Sun. Right now, it is possible to see the comet just before sunrise from …

Although the future brightness of comets is notoriously hard to predict, there is hope that Comet ATLAS will survive its close pass near the Sun and remain bright enough to be seen with the …

Jan 17, 2025 · Astronauts witnessed the brightest comet of 2025 from space as it streaked across the sky above Earth. A new photo taken from the vantage point of the International Space …

Comet Atlas G3 came within 8.3 million miles (13.5 million kilometers) of the sun during perihelion. That’s just 0.09 astronomical units away. But it survived the flyby, and soon started ...

Jan 7, 2025 · Michael Mattiazzo took this photo of C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) in the pre-dawn sky over Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia, on January 3, 2025. ©Michael Mattiazzo. A Morning Comet, …

A visitor from the distant Oort Cloud, the comet reached its perihelion on January 13. On January 19, the bright comet was captured here from ESO Paranal Observatory in the Atacama desert …