A comet named C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS is making an 80,000-year orbit around the sun. Some have dubbed it the "comet of the century" because of how brightly it might shine in the night sky.

A comet named C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS is making an 80,000-year orbit around the sun. Some have dubbed it the "comet of the century" because of how brightly it might shine in the night sky.

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is rapidly approaching its closest approach to the sun, which may be the closest it comes to our planet. The comet will reach its brightest at about 36.4 ...

Kuah, Malaysia - September 30, 2024 A spectacular display of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was observed around the world as it reached perihelion, its closest point to the Sun, on September 27.