The stunning comet C/2024 G3 lights up the sunset sky over Chile's Very Large Telescope in this spectacular photo.

He also cautioned that because the comet is so close to the sun, it’s not wise to use binoculars to see it. Andrew Fazekas of Astronomers without Borders, a California-based organization that ...

Discovered on April 5, 2024 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS), it is a nonperiodic comet that's traveling on an orbit that won't bring it back to the sun's neighborhood ...

Furthermore, C/2022 E3 has an enticing draw in comparison to other comets. Although evidently composed primarily of frozen gases that heated up and brightened as it headed toward the sun ...

Comets develop the spectacular long tails that they are known for by approaching the Sun. When they get too close, their icy volatile materials begin to sublimate away, carrying along clouds of dust.

The comet was last seen in Earth's skies in 1986, Halley’s orbit period is on average, 76 Earth years. This corresponds to an orbital circumference around the Sun of about 7.6 billion miles (12. ...