The object – which has the full name C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) – was found last year but in recent weeks has passed close ...
From revealing the comet's rubber-ducky shape and unique auroras up close to discovering Earth-like gases streaming ...
Below are a few pictures from NASA from when the comet was visible last month ... When their orbit takes them close to the sun they heat up, and then dust and gases form a tail that can stretch ...
NASA confirmed Tuesday its sun-observing spacecraft captured the moment when the comet Atlas broke into chunks this week as it passed close to the sun. The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO ...
Below are a few pictures from NASA from when the comet was visible last month ... When their orbit takes them close to the sun they heat up, and then dust and gases form a tail that can stretch ...