The most famous sungrazers belong to the family of Kreutz sungrazers, which come perilously close to the Sun, where they can disintegrate or become extremely bright. Scientists believe they originate ...

While many dubbed it the "Halloween comet," the cosmic snowball of ice and dust more officially known as C/2024 S1 (ATLAS), disintegrated on Oct. 28 as it approached the sun. The comet's final moments ...

A newly discovered comet met its demise during a dangerously close encounter with the Sun, breaking apart into chunks and destroying any hope of being spotted for Halloween. NASA and the European ...

(CNN) — A comet nicknamed the “Halloween comet” disintegrated on Monday during its closest approach of the sun, and the European Space Agency and NASA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory mission ...

While many backyard astronomers were waking up early to catch a glimpse of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS and its stunning anti-tail, another comet was making its way through our solar system. C/2024 C1 ...

Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) is expected to graze the Sun later this month. If it survives the encounter, it will blaze brightly in the night sky. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X ...

Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) will not outshine Venus this Halloween, after all. NASA has confirmed that the feisty comet had met its end by flying into the Sun's atmosphere, obliterating what little mass C ...

Astronomers are eagerly awaiting to learn the fate of comet C/2024 G3 Atlas as it approaches perihelion – the closest point in its orbit to the Sun, four times closer than Mercury – in the early hours ...