G3 (ATLAS) should be visible from the southern hemisphere, and possibly also the northern hemisphere, over the next few days ...
Comet G3 ATLAS (C/2024) is about to reach its closest point to the Sun in mid-January, making it the brightest comet of the ...
Alinda is one of the five largest near-Earth asteroids, coming closer than 9.3 million miles until the year 2200.
Recent observations indicate that G3 ATLAS has brightened significantly, with a sudden outburst on January 2 leading to a nearly four-fold increase in brightness.
The object is designated Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), as it was first reported by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert ...
The Planetary Society website explained that the comet got its name "from how it was discovered. The '2024 G3' comes from it ...
The asteroid, called 2024 UQ, was first spotted on 22 October by the Asteroid Terrestrial Impact Last Alert System, or ATLAS, a telescope network scanning the sky for space rocks likely headed for ...
The comet, designated Comet A117uUD (A117uUD), was only discovered on June 14, 2024, by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last ...
In October, asteroid 2024 UQ was spotted by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) two hours before it burnt up over Hawaii. Two other imminent impactors burnt up over Berlin in ...
While the asteroid will be entering Earth's orbit, it is not yet a guarantee that 2024 PT5 will even qualify as a moon. "It certainly won't complete one full revolution in the Earth-moon system ...