January 2025 hosts extraordinary celestial events, including the rare appearance of Comet G3 ATLAS, visible once every 160,000 years. Optimal viewing

January 13, 2025, as Comet G3 ATLAS (C/2024) reaches its peak brightness. This once-in-a-lifetime spectacle marks the comet's closest approach to the Sun, bringing it within 8.7 million miles of the Sun at its perihelion.

A bright comet could be visible in skies across the globe over the coming days for the only time in 160,000 years. Nasa said the future brightness of a comet is "notoriously hard" to predict, but that Comet C/2024 G3 (Atlas) could remain bright enough to be seen by the naked eye.

In the rare celestial event, occurring once every 160,000 years, the Comet G3 ATLAS (C/2024) is likely to reach its peak brightness within 8.7 million miles of the Sun at its perihelion. The comet was initially faint,

Stargazers are in for a real treat, as a comet only visible every 160,000 years will appear in UK skies this week. According to the latest calculations reported by the Planetary Society, Comet G3 ATLAS (C/2024) could be the brightest comet in 20 years and has been described as "the best comet of 2025".

January 13, 2025, the night sky offers a spectacle that comes once in a millennium. Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), a celestial traveler from the distant reaches of our solar system, is set to dazzle observers worldwide as it reaches its perihelion—the closest point to the Sun in its orbit.