Look up into the sky this month and you might see a rare comet that won’t return for tens of thousands of years. Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, also known as C/2023 A3 to scientists and pronounced Choo-cheen-shahn,

An Oort Cloud comet named C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS is making an 80,000-year orbit around the sun in mid-October, according to NASA. Here's what to know. The comet was first discovered almost two years ago in January 2023 by astronomers at China's ...

A ” once in a lifetime ” comet is expected to light up the night sky as it passes by Earth later this week. Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will be bright enough to view by the naked eye for most of October. Here’s how to make sure you don’t miss the rare sighting.