Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS puts on show in space
Everything you need to know about 2024's 'comet of the year,' C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), from when it will appear to ...
Over the next few weeks, comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) will light up the skies within the northern hemisphere.
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.
Comets take the name of the discoverer, whether that be a human or an automated telescopic survey that robotically inspects ...
Throughout Earth's history, the planet's surface has been regularly impacted by comets, meteors, and the occasional large ...