The comet, which will be visible to the naked eye, orbits the sun roughly once every 80,000 years—the last time it passed Earth humans were just migrating out of Africa. Comet A3 seen from Vieques ...

A comet is visiting Earth for the first time in 80,000 years, and you can see it this fall. Comet C/2023 A3, also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, was first discovered in 2023. Its last trip to our planet ...

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 million ...

The 'comet of the century' will soon be gone for another 80,000 years, but you can still see it this weekend. Here's how.

Above: Takaya Okada (Japan) observes Comet C/2023 A3 with his Unistellar EVSCOPE2. In the background you can see the comet tracing its beautiful tail across the sky. These past couple months, ...

2024 May 12.33 UT m1=10.2 (m2=12.6) Dia.=2.0' Tail=8.7' in PA 98 deg... [T21] 0.43-m f/4.5 Corrected Dall-Kirkham + CCD... iTelescope observatory, U94 (remotely from ...

(WKBW-TV) BUFFALO, NY — It has been quite the year for "heavenly happenings" here in Western New York. From the solar eclipse to the dazzling display of Northern Lights, and recently, Comet C/2023 A3 ...

While some comet experts think Comet Tsunchinchan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3) will "soon be no longer," others think it's doing just fine. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time should spot many new "dark comets" after coming online in July 2025.