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

"There is little question that, with its daylight display and spectacular evening apparition in a moonless sky, Comet 2024 G3 ...

Comet G3 ATLAS faced just such a perilous passage, reaching perihelion 14 million kilometers from the Sun on January 13th.

the comet was visible against the blue daytime sky. Chris Schur of Payson, Arizona was able to photograph C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) on two consecutive days — Jan. 12 and 13 — at around 11 a.m. MST ...

Watch a comet join the aurora australis for a brilliant night sky display caught on camera on Saturday, Feb. 1. Comet C/2024 ...

G3 has mesmerized astronomers and amateur skygazers for months as the world tried to spot the bright comet in the sky nearing its fatal encounter with the Sun.

Sky gazers Monday January 13, 2024 had a chance to see Comet C/2024 (ATLAS) which would appear only after 160,000 years later [Clear skies and a good horizon view are essential to see the comet.

Jan. 13 will also see comet ATLAS G3's closest approach to Earth, potentially shining as brightly as magnitude -4.5. That could rival Venus in the night sky. Despite these promising details ...

It last passed nearby 180,000 years ago and the next few nights could be your last chance to ever see it as it drifts over ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. The first full moon of the 2025 called 'Wolf Moon' that seen next to ...