It’s been a busy few weeks for astrophotographers. Not only has the ongoing planet parade been delighting stargazers, but ...

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

However, it is too early to tell for sure. Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) made its closest approach to Earth on Jan. 14 and reached its minimum distance from the sun, known as perihelion, a day later.

In a race against time, clouds and the setting sun, photographer Josh Dury captured this dramatic photograph of Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) at dusk on Jan. 15.

Amateur and professional astronomers alike have been delighted by the spectacular display provided by Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) during mid and late January. After it made its closest pass to the sun ...

A once-in-a-lifetime comet will be visible for the first time in 160,000 years tonight. Comet G3 ATLAS (C/2024), first spotted in April, is expected to be so vibrant that it will rival the ...

The comet discovered last year using the Asteroid Terrestial-Impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS, is relatively rare because of how close it got to the Sun in mid-January, passing about one-third ...

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 ...

People in the northern hemisphere will be able to see Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars during the planetary parade. The next full moon will happen on Feb. 12. Known as the ...

Veteran comet hunters have called G3 (ATLAS) the "Great Comet of 2025" due to its daytime visibility and spectacular nighttime sightings. In these gorgeous photos from the Paranal Observatory ...