Do Look Up: A Comet Is Visible After Not Being Seen For 80,000 Years

As a space enthusiast who’s spent countless nights gazing at the cosmos, I can hardly contain my excitement about the return of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS! It’s not every day that we get to witness such celestial events, especially one as bright and captivating as this.

Approximately 80,000 years have passed since Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS last graced our small planet, Earth with its presence. Now, it has returned, making itself conspicuous to the unaided eye as it traverses the western skies.

According to Accuweather, Comet C/2023 A3, also known by its technical name, can be easily spotted in the western sky after sunset for approximately 30 minutes to an hour. This icy object is expected to appear brighter as it rises higher in the sky initially but will gradually dim. Meanwhile, Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is predicted to remain visible until October 24, according to CBS News, with a tail that stretches approximately 18 million miles long.

According to The Courier-Journal, this year’s most brilliant comet is believed to have come from the Oort Cloud, which lies beyond Pluto. This vast region, as described by NASA, resembles a massive, dense bubble encompassing our solar system and is filled with icy, comet-like objects.

As a gaming enthusiast, I’m always intrigued by what NASA uncovers about cosmic wanderers like comets, asteroids, and meteoroids. They’ve been cruising through the universe since they first formed around 4.6 billion years back, and NASA claims they haven’t undergone much change since then.

A remarkable comet, known as a “once-in-a-lifetime” E3 comet, approached our planet last year, but it was unrelated to the annual video game convention.

2024-10-16 19:38

Do Look Up: A Comet Is Visible After Not Being Seen For 80,000 Years

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