Comet ATLAS C/2024 G3 falls apart

Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) came within 8.3 million miles of the sun on January 13 as it reached its perihelion, and is now disintegrating.
The comet comes from the Oort Cloud, a remote region at the outer edge of the solar system that is believed to contain the ...
G3 (ATLAS) is now visible in the post-sunset night sky. It's best seen in the Southern Hemisphere, but it's visible north of ...