In the photo from the space station, the comet is captured just above Earth’s horizon, which is illuminated by a bright light — also known as airglow — that occurs in the planet’s upper atmosphere ...

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.

On Jan. 12, NASA astronaut Don Pettit on the International Space Station sent back an image of comet ... [+] C/2024 G3 (ATLAS). A comet that hasn’t been in the inner solar system for around ...

Comet A3, also known as, imaged from the International Space Station on Sept. 20, 2024 by NASA ... [+] astronaut Don Petitt. After months of speculation about whether comet A3 — also known as ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Today’s astronomy photo of the day is none other than the comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF).

Astronauts witnessed the brightest comet of 2025 from space as it streaked across the sky above Earth. "It is totally amazing to see a comet from orbit," NASA astronaut Don Pettit, who is ...