Instruments from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory have recorded the passage of comet C/2023 A3, Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, as it moved close to the sun. The observation by the LASCO telescope revealed a ...
Nicknamed the “Halloween comet,” Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) evaporated during its flyby of the sun on Monday morning. An ESA and NASA telescope captured its demise.
Several great comets from 1680 onwards have been Kreutz sungrazers. The journey is treacherous, but if the comet survives, it can become extremely bright. Such was the case for the Great Comet of 1965 ...