Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), the 'Great Comet of 2025,' lit up the night sky in Chile, offering a rare and breathtaking sight for stargazers, with its bright tails and glowing coma.

This is a view of the comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) observed in Río Hurtado, Chile. After passing near the Taeyang in mid-January, the head of the comet gradually became fainter, and by the end of ...

The C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) comet, which was discovered early last year, reached the point in its orbit where it’s nearest to the sun on January 13. For the first time in 160,000 years, the comet was ...

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) photographed by Samit Saha of Bidada, Gujarat, India on Jan. 17, 2025. "Even after capturing several frames, I couldn't spot the comet on my camera's LCD screen.

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 ...

New photos of comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) suggest that it could be disintegrating due to "thermal stress" from its recent slingshot around the sun. However, its fate is still unclear.

Often, star-grazing comets such as C/2024 G3 do not survive the encounter with the Sun, though astronomers believe that this one did so in the past. This comet's period is 135,000 years – long ...

The comet, C/2024 G3 (Atlas), was first discovered in April 2024, and will be visible in Australia over the evenings from 16 January to 23 January.

— Get ready for the 'New Year Comet': What to expect from Comet ATLAS (C/2024) G3 However, as bright as the comet may be, it will be very hard to see since it will be so close to the sun.

A timelapse taken by the NASA/ESA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory spacecraft showing comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS approaching the sun between Jan. 11 and Jan. 13, 2025. (Image credit: NASA/ESA ...