Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS puts on show in space
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS: The comet of the year is here
Although still difficult to see, 2024's best comet is nearing the Sun and getting brighter. Here's how to see it.
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is shaping up to be the best comet this year. Here's how to spot it
A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is bright enough to be seen in the early morning sky with just your eyes. But only if you know when and where to look.
Bright comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS could be visible without a telescope for the 1st time in 80,000 years. Here's how to see it this week.
October, the much-anticipated comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) could become visible to the naked-eye for skywatchers around the world.
In Photos: Bright New Comet Captured By Astronauts And Astronomers
Comet A3, also called C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), has begun to shine brightly — and the first spectacular images taken from Earth and space are in.
Tsuchinshan-ATLAS: How to see once in a lifetime comet in UK skies this week
Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is in the constellation of Sextans, with The Sky Live reporting it at a distance of 96,844,767.6 miles (155,856,545.6 km) from Earth, as of 5pm on Tuesday (September 24). It is approaching our planet all the time at a speed of about 150,000 miles per hour and is expected to reach perihelion on Friday (September 27).
Astronaut captures stunning timelapse of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS from ISS (video)
A video filmed by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick shows a rare glimpse of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS as seen from the International Space Station.
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) Is About To Meet The Sun
B ring on Friday! Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is now speeding towards its closest encounter with the Sun – possibly its one and only encounter with our star. On September 27, the comet will fly a distance of 58.6 million kilometers (36.4 million miles) from the Sun; that is roughly the same as the orbit of Mercury.
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS puts on show in space before possible big show on Earth
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS has been tantalizing astronomers on Earth for several months since its discovery last year.
Astronaut captures stunning first views of approaching comet
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS originated from the Oort Cloud, a bubble of ice and dust that surrounds our solar system. It was discovered by the Purple Mountain Observatory east of Nanjing, China on Jan. 8, 2023, and independently found by the Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in South Africa just six weeks later on Feb. 23, 2023.
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS: A Spectacular Celestial Event Approaches – Here’s When and Where to See It
A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), discovered in January 2023, is on its way to becoming one of the most remarkable astronomical spectacles of the year. As it approaches its closest points to the Sun and Earth,
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Could Comet A3 Be Visible In Daylight And The Brightest For 100 Years?
Soon, it will be the turn of observers in the Northern Hemisphere, but will Comet A3 — also known as C/2023 A3 ...
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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS nears the sun this month. Will it be visible to the naked eye?
The final hurdle for Tsuchinshan-ATLAS to surmount will come on the afternoon of Sept. 27, when it arrives at perihelion — the closest point in its orbit to the sun.
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Astro Bob: Brightest comet of year to appear at dawn
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Countdown Begins for the Astronomical Event of the Century: A Once-in-80,000-Years Spectacle
The sky is set to dazzle us with an extraordinary astronomical event as the comet ‘A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS’, discovered in ...