This comet, named after its simultaneous discovery by the Purple Mountain Observatory in China and the ATLAS astronomical survey, offers a glimpse into the ancient past of our solar system.

It gets its name from it being discovered at both China’s Purple Mountain Observatory (tsuchinshan means “purple mountain”) and South Africa’s Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System ...

Here's what we know. The comet was discovered in 2023, as reported by USA Today, by China's Tsuchinshan or "Purple Mountain" Observatory and was originally thought to be an asteroid. However ...

The comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (pronounced Choo-cheen-shahn Atlas) was first discovered in China in early 2023 by the Purple Mountain Observatory. It was also seen by an ATLAS telescope in South Africa, ...

We first learned about this comet in early 2023, thanks to astronomers at China’s Purple Mountain Observatory (Tsuchinshan means “purple mountain”) and South Africa’s Asteroid Terrestrial ...

Here's what we know. The comet was discovered in 2023, as reported by USA Today, by China's Tsuchinshan or "Purple Mountain" Observatory and was originally thought to be an asteroid. However, ...