View of Comet C/2024 G3 Approaching Sun | European Space Agency Solar Orbiter FriendsofNASA.org: The European Space Agency Solar Orbiter captured these views of Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) as it passed close to the Sun. Notice the splintered tail. It is said that this comet will not be seen again for another 600,000 years. Nicknamed the "Great Comet of 2025," Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) is currently the brightest comet predicted to be visible from Earth all year. Discovered on April 5, 2024 by NASA's As