Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is the brightest comet in 13 years, visible to the naked eye. Since Oct. 11, observers in ...

The comet was discovered in 2023 by “by observers at China’s Tsuchinshan – or “Purple Mountain” – Observatory and an ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) telescope in ...

Named after the Tsuchinshan, or "Purple Mountain," Observatory in China and the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) telescope in South Africa, the comet was first discovered last ...

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 ...

Purple Mountain Observatory in China first spotted the comet and calculated that its orbit would cross the Earth’s hemisphere in September or October 2024. This photo provided by Nicolas Biver ...

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was discovered in 2023 by groups including the Purple Mountain Observatory in China and is believed to have come from the "Oort cloud," an area of numerous small celestial ...

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The comet is called Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. It was discovered last year at the Tsuchinshan (Purple Mountain) Observatory in China and an ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System ...

It was discovered by the Purple Mountain Observatory in China and the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System, ATLAS, telescope in South Africa. Scientists believe the comet was formed from ...

It is called Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS This is the best week to view it It won't return for 80,000 years Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is making its close approach to Earth, offering ...

It 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 System ...

China’s Tsuchinshan (or “Purple Mountain”) Observatory and an ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) telescope in South Africa documented it for the first time in history as ...