Once-in-a-160000-year comet G3 ATLAS could shine as bright as Venus …
Jan 9, 2025 · Discover how to see Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS), one of the brightest comets in 20 years, as it makes its rare journey near the sun next week.
Rare Comet Could Shine As Bright As Venus: Here’s When You …
Jan 13, 2025 · A celestial event 160,000 years in the making will grace the night sky this week, as Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) makes its rare appearance. Expected to be the brightest comet in nearly 20 years, it could shine as brightly as the planet Ve…
Bright comet's tail dazzles in "bleeding" images from NASA …
17 hours ago · Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) came within 8.3 million miles of the sun on January 13 as it reached its perihelion, and is now disintegrating.
Rare comet may be visible for only time in 160,000 years - BBC
Jan 13, 2025 · Comet C/2024 G3 could shine as bright as Venus due to its close proximity to the Sun. ... BBC News. Don Pettit/NASA. The comet was seen from the International Space Station over the weekend.
Comet Set to Outshine Venus in the Night Sky - Newsweek
Jan 7, 2025 · A newly-discovered comet might light up the night sky in the coming weeks, possibly shining even brighter than the planet Venus. The comet, named Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3), is making a beeline for ...
Comet that could shine as bright as Venus set to be visible from …
Jan 10, 2025 · If C/2024 G3 survives, it could lead to an exceptionally bright appearance in the night sky, with some astronomers predicting its brightness will match that of Venus, making it one of the most...
Comet Suddenly Appears After 180,000 Years — How To See It …
Jan 16, 2025 · Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is now visible in the post-sunset night sky. ... first focusing them on bright planet Venus before sweeping within a few degrees of the horizon. “18 minutes after sunset ...
Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) — Catch it if You Can - Sky & Telescope
Jan 8, 2025 · Predictions call for it become as brilliant as Venus at perihelion on January 13th, when it passes just 5° and 0.09 a.u. from the Sun. For experienced and careful observers it may be possible to see it in the daytime sky using a solar-filtered telescope and then carefully offsetting it from the Sun.
C/2024 G3 (ATLAS): Best Comet of 2025? - timeanddate.com
Jan 7, 2025 · Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) has started to become very faintly visible to the naked eye for observers in the Southern Hemisphere. Based on recent reports, it is clear that the nucleus of C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) has disintegrated. The nucleus is the head of a comet, and is made of ice, gas, rock, and dust.
Get ready for the 'New Year Comet': What to expect from Comet …
Dec 30, 2024 · If it does get through its perihelion unscathed, comet G3 is likely to be about as bright as Venus in the west in the post-sunset sky after Jan. 13 from the Southern Hemisphere.