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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Watch Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) make a death dive into the sun in this eerie footage from ... Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) passed its closest point to Earth on Oct. 23, reaching a magnitude of 8.7 ...

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.

The streaking Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) has met a dramatic end, disintegrating as it approached its closest point to the sun this week. Comet C/2024 S1, also known as the Halloween comet because it ...

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.