this residual debris is illuminated by the sun and reflects back to Earth, giving the impression of a second tail. There is also the possibility that a newly discovered, "sungrazer" comet could be ...

But after this next appearance, astronomers do not expect the comet to make a close flyby any time soon. It won’t come back towards Earth and the sun for another 80,000 years, according to NASA.

Once out of Earth’s reach, comet C/2023 A3 will probably head back to the outer part of the solar system, leaving our quaint little cosmic neighborhood behind. It won’t be back in our ...

A comet not seen in about 80,000 years — since Neanderthals walked the Earth — will be visible soon ... this ancient celestial body was first noted back in 2023 by observers at China ...

Atlas, also known as C/2023 A3, is making its way towards Earth and is expected to be visible to the naked eye on Wednesday, Oct. 9 and Thursday, Oct. 10.

Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas will make its closest approach to Earth on Saturday and won't be back for about 80,000 years, the space agency said. It is about two miles in diameter and its tail extends ...

While this ancient comet is flirting dangerously with the sun, NASA says it was about 44 million miles away from Earth when it was captured in their ‘Image of the Day’ back on Sept.

Help us keep bring these critical ... time it zoomed past the Earth was around 80,000 years ago, when the Neanderthals were still around. In its current approach, the comet reached its closest ...

“I expect that at night this comet will only be visible with binoculars or a telescope, as its path will not bring it very close to the Earth.” Johnston added that the latitude areas around ...

The object – which has the full name C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) – was found last year but in recent weeks has passed close ...

A bright comet is expected to light up the sky this week. Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas, also known as C/2023 A3, is making its way towards Earth and is ... passed the sun back in September without ...