Comet G3 ATLAS Disintegrates

What’s happening to Comet G3 ATLAS? After passing near the Sun in mid-January, the head of the comet has become dimmer and dimmer. By late January, Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) had become a headless wonder – even though it continued to show impressive tails after sunset in the skies of Earth’s Southern Hemisphere.

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