G3 (ATLAS) is one of the few comets on record that became bright enough to be visible in the daytime without optical aid like ...

Following the Quadrantids meteor shower, another incredible sky event is about to take place: comet Atlas C/2024 G3 will soon ...

Because the period of an object does not depend on its mass, comets’ orbital periods remain unchanged due to mass loss.

Astronomer Anura C. Perera led the world’s first-ever celebration of Earth’s ‘birthday’ on Jan 4, commemorating the day the planet reached its closest point to the Sun, known as Perihelion Day. The ...

As seen from our planet today, the day after perihelion, the comet is situated near the constellation Capricornus, very close to the sun. Stock image of a comet in the night sky. The comet ATLAS ...

Keep your eye on the sky tonight. A once-in-a-lifetime comet is approaching the sun — and it will be visible for the first time in 160,000 years. Monday, Jan. 13 is when the comet will ...

Closer to perihelion, those with an unobstructed view ... but also grow dimmer each day.

One of the brightest comets in 20 years, Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) returns for a close encounter with the sun — but will we be able to see it?

Perihelion is an annual astronomical event when Earth finds itself at the closest distance possible toward the Sun. Usually it falls between the dates of January 2 and 4 as Earth is around 147 ...

Source: BoM. With most centres having some of the coolest days for January on the perihelion, it is evident that the distance to the sun has minimal effect on the temperatures of the earth, despite ...