Some fortunate stargazers might catch a glimpse of a bright sun-skirting comet in the next few days when it is visible from the southern hemisphere. The Conversation reports: “Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) has just experienced a very close encounter with the sun, and will become visible low in the western sky after sunset … with luck, it will prove to a spectacular sight.”

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