A rare celestial event is set to captivate stargazers as Comet 2024 G3 (ATLAS) prepares to shine as brightly as Venus in the night sky.
This once-in-160,000-year comet, one of the brightest in two decades, will make its closest approach to the Sun next week, offering a fleeting opportunity for observers in both hemispheres to catch a glimpse. 
The comet was first spotted on 5 April 2024 by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS…

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Comet G3 ATLAS: Once-in-160,000-Year spectacle expected to rival Venus

The comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) could outshine Venus next week as it appears in the sky for the first time in a staggering 160,000 years.

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Comet c/2024 visible next week set to be brighter than Venus

ONE of the brightest comets to pass Earth in nearly 20 years could be visible to the naked eye in a once-in-a-lifetime display next week. The space rock, formally known as G3 ATLAS (C/2024), is expected to reach peak brightness later this week. EPAIt could shine as bright as Venus, or similar to Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, the “comet of the century” that stunned stargazers in mid-October[/caption]
RexThe Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet pictured over Torre Squill…

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Once-in-a-lifetime comet set to shine in sky as one of the brightest in 20 years

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas gliding over the Netherlands in October. This incoming comet may be even brighter (Picture: Hollandse Hoogte/REX/Shutterstock)  Here’s something that you’ll kick yourself if you miss – a comet that only grazes the Earth every 160,000 years will be visible next week. Comet G3 ATLAS (C/2024) was first spotted in April 400 million miles away when it was 158,000 times dimmer than the faintest star. But by Monday, as…

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Here's how to see a once-in-a-160,000-year comet next week

Comet G3 ATLAS is set to shine at its brightest this week, potentially outshining Venus and Jupiter. G3 ATLAS’s orbit is so big that it takes roughly 160,000 year to go around the Sun. As it approaches perihelion on January 13, 2025, when it will come within 8.7 million miles of the sun, astronomers are hopeful for a spectacular display.

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Once-in-a-1,60,000-year comet G3 ATLAS to be visible from Earth on this day. It could shine as bright as Venus

On January 13, Atlas C/2024 G3 will reach its closest point to the sun.

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The Brightest Comet of 2025 Is Coming. Here’s How You Can See It Shine

Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) should be visible from the southern hemisphere, and possibly also the northern hemisphere, over the next few days

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Comet that could shine as bright as Venus set to be visible from Earth

Skywatchers can catch a glimpse of a one-in-160,000-year comet in January, the brightest of its kind in nearly 20 years.

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How to spot a once-in-160,000-year comet, brightest in nearly 20 years

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A remarkable comet, C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), is set to illuminate the night sky, potentially shining as brightly as Venus, as it approaches Earth in the coming days. Initially observed in April 2024 by NASA’s monitoring system while it was over 600 million kilometers away, astronomers were skeptical about the comet’s survival during its close approach to the sun. However, recent analysis indicates a new trajectory that could allow this comet to endure…

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