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.
Twenty years ago, the Huygens probe achieved humanity's first landing on a moon in the outer solar system when it touched ...
In the photo from the space station, the comet is captured just above Earth’s horizon, which is illuminated by a bright light ...
NASA astronaut Don Pettit has snapped a striking shot of the super-bright comet racing past our planet for the first time in ...
NASA astronaut Don Pettit has been busy with his camera again, this time sharing a beautiful image packed with features.
Astronaut Don Pettit took this stunning photo of a nearby comet from the International Space Station ...
He used long exposure camera techniques to capture a jaw-dropping image from 257 miles up on the International Space Station.
Comet ATLAS hit a maximum magnitude of -3.4 during its close encounter with the sun, just shy of the brightness of Venus in ...
One of the many advantages of being in space is having a front-row seat to the most anticipated cosmic events.
We're living in divisive times. It's something said so often that it's become cliche. But collaboration across divides still ...
The Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is expected to be the brightest comet in nearly 20 years, making it as easy to spot as the planet ...
The competition is organized by the Royal Observatory Greenwich in London, England, in association with BBC Sky at Night ...