But one may be coming, and coming soon. Dubbed the "New Years Comet" for its imminent arrival, Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is currently traveling closer and closer to the center of our Solar System, and ...
The comet, named Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3), skirted three times closer to the sun than Mercury on January 13, and has been shining bright enough to be visible to the naked eye in the days since.