Great question! Assuming you’re referring specifically to the orbital period — in other words, how long comets take to make one revolution around the Sun, or a cometary “year ...

Scientists claim that, if their predictions are correct, the orbital path of the comet may well direct it closer to the Sun than any other comet in the solar system, resulting in a historical ...

“This could have been an early sign of disintegration, but since then, the comet is still brightening. It looks as if this outburst has not been fatal.” The orbital path of Comet C/2024 G3 ...

Hot on the tail of the Quadrantids meteor shower, another spectacle in the sky is about to arrive: comet Atlas C/2024 G3, which will reach perihelion—the point of its orbit closest to the sun ...

In the photo from the space station, the comet is captured just above Earth’s horizon, which is illuminated by a bright light — also known as airglow — that occurs in the planet’s upper atmosphere ...

Comet C/2024 G3 (Atlas) is known as a 'sungrazer' comet, meaning its orbital journey takes it incredibly close to the Sun. Current calculations suggest it will pass within 8.3million miles on the ...

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?

A bright comet could be visible in skies across the globe over the coming days for the first time in 160,000 years. Nasa said the future brightness of a comet is "notoriously hard" to predict, but ...

Dr Shyam Balaji, researcher in astroparticle physics and cosmology at King's College London, said "current orbital calculations ... have been following the comet's path. On Saturday, Nasa ...