Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) as seen from the International Space Station on Jan. 11, 2025. (Image credit: Don Petit/NASA) Rendezvous with the sun The comet reached perihelion on Jan. 13 at around 1000 ...

Read more: Aurora Viewers Share Stunning Photos of ... launched in 1995. Comet A3 is the second brightest SOHO has ever witnessed. The top honor goes to Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught) in 2007.