The difference between perihelion, when Earth is closest to the Sun, and aphelion, when Earth is farthest from the Sun, is ...

When comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) was first discovered in late September, it was almost immediately identified as a member of the ...

Above: Takaya Okada (Japan) observes Comet C/2023 A3 with his EVSCOPE2. In the background you can see the comet tracing its ...

On January 4, 2025, Earth will reach perihelion—its closest point to the Sun for the year—a perfect moment to reconnect with ...

The first shows the comet entering from the bottom right corner as it approaches perihelion -- the part of its orbit where it's closest to the sun -- before suddenly disappearing. From talking ...

But as the comet, composed of ice, frozen gases and rock, came closer to its perihelion — the nearest point to the sun in its orbit — over the past few days, it broke apart into chunks until ...

As the comet approached its perihelion—the closest point in its orbit to the Sun—at around 7:30 a.m. ET on Monday, however, it was completely vaporized by the sun's intense heat and radiation.

NASA and the European Space Agency’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spotted Comet C/2024 S1 (ATLAS) as it made its closest approach to the Sun on Monday. The affectionately nicknamed ...

Since it opened less than a year ago, Perihelion has brought the Phoenix art scene to a whole new level. Sure, we already had plenty of spaces for experimental work, and Scottsdale long ago ...