The comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) was discovered in 2023 and is on its way into the inner solar system. Early estimates ...

An ancient comet that only returns to the inner solar system once every 80,000 years, illuminated the night sky in the ...

Newly discovered comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is visible in the skies above Oregon, and local photographers have captured the event in dramatic photos.

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A minor planet has been named after Chinese medical scientist Zhong Nanshan in recognition of his contribution to science at a ceremony held Friday in ...

An asteroid was officially named Zhongnanshan in honor of the prominent Chinese respiratory disease expert during a naming ...

This past weekend, and again Monday evening, a comet that last passed by earth 80,000 years ago is expected to appear to be ...

ATLAS, a rare, once-in-a-lifetime comet that is only visible once every 80,000 years, can be viewed by looking at the western horizon after sunset.

Discovered in 2023, the rare comet can be seen easily and has exceeded the expectations of astronomical enthusiasts.

It was initially discovered in 2023 by the Purple Mountain Observatory in China and an ATLAS telescope in South Africa last year. Up till now, you had to be in the Southern Hemisphere to hope to ...

It was first discovered by the Purple Mountain Observatory in China on 9 January last year, and independently by Atlas (the ...

The comet was discovered independently in January 2023 by two observatories - China's Tsuchinshan (Purple Mountain) Observatory and South Africa's ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert ...