Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS on Track to Light Up Night Sky in October!
A newly-discovered comet, named Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, is expected to pass by Earth in October, potentially becoming as brilliant as Venus in the night sky. Currently only visible through a telescope as it travels between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, experts anticipate the comet to grow brighter and develop a tail by the time it approaches Earth. This long-period comet with an 80,000-year orbit has been likened to the “Devil Comet” – 12P/Pons-Brooks. Although the exact …