Signs of Light
SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: 01/07/2025
A BRIGHT COMET IS FALLING TOWARD THE SUN: Next week, Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) could outshine the planet Venus. It’s falling toward the sun for a 0.09 AU close encounter on Jan. 13th. “If, by some miracle, the comet survives the intense thermal stress, it could become visible to the naked eye for observers in the southern hemisphere,” says Lionel Majzik, who took this picture using a remote-controlled telescope in Chile on Dec. 31st:
