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NASA identifies newly discovered object as an interstellar comet that will keep a safe distance
NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that's wandered into our backyard. The space agency spotted the object with the sky ...
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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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS may dazzle this weekend. But is the best yet to come? - Yahoo
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will have a close encounter with the sun today (Sept. 27) here's how to make the most of comet viewing opportunities this weekend and beyond.
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The dazzling Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is emerging in the night sky: How to see it - Space
Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS will be within range of the LASCO C3 imagery through 22:00 UT (6:00 p.m. EDT on Oct. 10). It will appear to pass closest to the sun — a scant 3.5-degrees from its ...
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How to see Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, the best comet this year - Astronomy Magazine
Comet C/2023 A3, also known as Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, may become the next brilliant comet. The brightnesses of such objects, however, are notoriously difficult to predict. But if it ...
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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS wows skywatchers around the world and astronauts in space (photos, video)
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was initially discovered on Jan. 9, 2023, at the Purple Mountain Observatory (Tsuchinshan) in China, and was first thought to be an asteroid.However, on Feb. 22, 2023, the ...
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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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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will move into the evening sky. Here’s how to see it - Astronomy Magazine
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, also known by its catalog designation C/2023 A3, is now magnitude 2.2 in the morning sky.But if you’re not an early riser, you can soon rejoice — it will become ...
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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS nears the sun this month. Will it be visible to the naked eye?
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will sweep around the sun on Sept. 27 to make a brief foray into the morning sky. Will it be a bright naked-eye object with a significant tail? Here's where and when you ...