On October 8, golden comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) had its closest pass to the Sun. It was just 49 million kilometers (31 million ...
A recently discovered comet known as the "golden comet" has dramatically broken apart into three pieces after a close ...
Usually, sunlight makes cometary gases glow green from diatomic carbon (C2) or blue from ionized carbon monoxide (CO+). With these colors missing, the comet now appears golden. Scientists aren't sure ...