Stardome astronomer Josh Aoraki told the Herald comet C/2023 A3 was only visible on their cameras ... similar images and confirmed the sight was a plane’s contrail, illuminated by the sun.

The object – which has the full name C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) – was found last year but in recent weeks has passed close ...

As the Earth passes through that plane, the debris reflects sunlight, giving those of us on the planet the appearance of a second tail, according to EarthSky. Comet A3 with anti-tail. Image ...

A3’s bright look and clear visibility in the ... but seeing a side-on view of a comet’s dust plane absolutely ranks as one of the most spectacular that we have seen,” said NRL scientist ...

Comet A3 -- a cosmic snowball of dust ... the larger cometary dust particles that accumulate in the comet's orbital plane," the space agency said. It resembles a laser beam shooting through ...

Come Oct. 14, Earth passed through the comet’s orbital plane, creating the best views of the comet and, crucially, its tail, of its apparition. The comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3 ...

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro captured Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) from the Dark Sky Alqueva reserve in Portugal on ...

Instruments from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory have recorded the passage of comet C/2023 A3, Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, as it moved close to the sun. The observation by the LASCO telescope revealed a ...

It’s not a bird, it’s not a plane – it’s a comet. Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), to be exact. Florida State University freshman Asher Cicco, an astrophysics major, caught a glimpse ...