The so-called "Halloween comet" vaporized as it flew within 1 million miles of the sun on Monday, its destruction captured by ...

Last week, the northern lights wove ribbons of green and red through the dark. This past weekend, and again Monday evening, a ...

Scientists called this comet a true "sungrazer" because it passed within 1% of Earth's distance to the Sun. Comet C/2024 S1 ATLAS "has been completely vaporized as a result," NASA said.

Comet ATLAS (C/2024 S1) was hoped to be visible to the naked eye in the next few days, but unfortunately disintegrated as it skimmed past the sun.

The comet reportedly reached perihelion at 7:30 a.m. ET, two days later than anticipated. "C/2024 S1 is a true sungrazer," NASA wrote. "It passed within 1% of Earth’s distance to the Sun ...

A recently discovered comet that some stargazers had hoped to see during Halloween week has disintegrated before the day of ghosts and ghouls. NASA confirmed Tuesday its sun-observing spacecraft ...

The comet reached its perihelion on Monday at 7:30 a.m. ET and was completely vaporized after passing within 1% of Earth’s distance from the sun, less than 1 million miles (1.5 million ...

A decade ago, scientists at the European Space Agency (ESA) had just wrapped up the yearslong process of building a comet-chasing spacecraft named after ... and unique auroras up close to discovering ...

See photo:NASA's Perseverance rover captures stunning vista of Jezero Crater on Mars As the comet disintegrated, it passed within 1% of the Earth's distance from the sun, less than 1 million miles ...