Astronauts witnessed the brightest comet of 2025 from space as it streaked across the sky above Earth. A new photo taken from the vantage point of the International Space Station (ISS) captures ...

International Space Station on January 12 ... showing the incredible long tails of Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) against a beautiful sunset. Looking almost like a watercolour painting, this stunning ...

A newly observed interstellar comet is the most pristine visitor from outer space ever seen in our Solar System, according to a pair of studies released Tuesday detailing its unique characteristics.

Why it's so special: Nicknamed the "Great Comet of 2025," Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is currently the brightest comet predicted to be visible from Earth all year. Discovered on April 5, 2024 by the ...

Why it's so special: Nicknamed the "Great Comet of 2025," Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS ... called the coma. SEE MORE SPACE PHOTOS —James Webb telescope reveals mysterious 'light echo' in the broken ...

The beautiful tails are visible when this dusty ... We estimated that there should be many more dark comets in space that we don't yet have enough data to detect. Therefore, our most recent ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Today’s astronomy photo of the day is none other than the comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF).

These small worlds can contain things such as rubble, ice and organic material as they fly through space. That’s why researchers see them as good potential candidates for delivering ices such as water ...

"We found that some comets in the inner Oort cloud form a long ... principal scientist at the Southwest Research Institute, told Space.com. (The measurement "au" stands for "astronomical unit ...