Newly discovered comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is on its way into the inner solar system and already grabbing headlines as the next possible “Daytime Comet.”
The comet orbits around the sun once every 80,000 years. Comets rarely make an appearance in our skies, given that they aren't common occurrences and that when they do pass by Earth, it takes them decades if not thousands of years to do so.
The newly discovered comet C/2023 A3 is making a close approach around the sun for the first time in 80,000 years, and might be as bright as a star in fall 2024.
The newly discovered comet C/2023 A3 is making a close approach around the sun for the first time in 80,000 years, and might be as bright as a star in fall 2024.
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