A once-in-a-lifetime comet is approaching the sun — and it will be visible for the first time in 160,000 years. The comet ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit has snapped a striking shot of the super-bright comet racing past our planet for the first time in ...

Comet ATLAS hit a maximum magnitude of -3.4 during its close encounter with the sun, just shy of the brightness of Venus in ...

The object is designated Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), as it was first reported by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert ...

Here’s something that you’ll kick yourself if you miss – a comet that only grazes the Earth every 160,000 years will be ...

In a race against time, clouds and the setting sun, photographer Josh Dury captured this dramatic photograph of Comet C/2024 ...

A comet visible only once every 160,000 years is set to fly by Earth. And there's a pretty decent chance you can see it.

A newly-discovered comet might light up the night sky in the coming weeks, possibly shining even brighter than the planet ...

the gravity of a passing star will change the orbit of these dirt balls, sending them into the inner solar system. Some comets have been around for thousands of years, including Comet C/2024 G3 ...

The comet could be amongst the brightest seen in our skies for 20 years, if the weather is good enough to see it. It will get ...

The icy space rock, known as C/2024 G3 Atlas is approaching the inner solar system. It is expected to make its closest ...