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It Came From Outside Our Solar System, and It Looks Like a Comet
I/ATLAS, earlier known as A11pI3Z, is only the third interstellar visitor to be discovered passing through our corner of the ...
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See Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS eject a tail of gas and dust as it flies past the sun (photos)
C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) was visible to the naked eye earlier in October as the comet, which is sort of an icy space snowball, flew past the sun and Earth.. Fresh telescope footage from the U ...
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October's Rare Comet Sighting: How and When You Can See It | TIME
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was discovered in 2023 by observers at China’s Tsuchinshan Observatory and an ATLAS telescope in South Africa. It was officially named in honor of both observatories.
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How to See Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS as It Passes Near Earth - The New York Times
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is nearing Earth and getting brighter. By Katrina Miller Katrina Miller last wrote about a comet — Pons-Brooks — in April. Look up, stargazers: A comet discovered last ...
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New Interstellar Object Stuns Scientists as It Zooms through Solar System
All eyes are on Comet 3I/Atlas as astronomers worldwide chase the exotic ice ball through our solar system Late in the ...
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Astronomers spot potential 'interstellar visitor' shooting through the solar system toward Earth
A newly discovered object, dubbed A11pl3Z, appears to be moving too fast and straight to have originated in the solar system.