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‘Ancient’ Comet Visible Over Earth Tonight—Here’s What To Know - Forbes
Comet C/2023 A3, also known as the Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet, was first seen from Earth on Oct. 14, though it was first spotted by the International Space Station on Sept. 28, ...
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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 ...
The New York Times8mon
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 ...
Time8mon
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.
Rare object from another star spotted zipping around our solar system
A new interstellar object, A11pl3Z, has been discovered in our solar system, marking the third such object to be observed. It was first discovered zipping near the sun this fall.
Science News3h
A third visitor from another star is hurtling through the solar system
For only the third time in history, astronomers have detected a new interstellar visitor — an object from another star — blitzing into our solar system. First named A11pl3Z and now designated as ...