A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is visible one last time on Dec. 23 via a virtual observatory before fading from view for thousands of years.

The saga of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (pronounced Choo-cheen-SHAHN -ATLAS), is now coming down the home stretch. When the ...

Peer into the fascinating work astronauts carried out on the International Space Station as it zips across the sky.

In mid-October of this year, Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS graced the evening sky with its magnificent appearance. Its incredible ...

Two of those bodies will pass by Earth in the days leading up to Halloween. Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, also known as Comet C/2023 A3, ...

Dark comets are comets that are so small, fast and/or chemically rare that they are difficult to see from Earth ...

A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) has come within the sights of the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory. The spacecraft captured ...

If you’re wondering how, when and where to see Comet A3 — also known as C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) and “comet of the year”— here’s everything you need to know. Check my feed every ...

The newly-discovered comet is formally known as Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, named after the two observatories that first spotted the comet: China’s Tsuchinshan “Purple Mountain” Observatory and ...

Wednesday, October 30, 2024: This close-up image of comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) was taken from the Dark Sky Alqueva reserve in Portugal on Oct. 13, 2024 when the comet was displaying an ...