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The comet is expected to come as close as 1.9 astronomical units as it passes by Earth. An astronomical unit is 284 million ...

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On this pass, the comet will come as close as 1.9 astronomical units away from Earth’s orbit — 1.9 of the average distance between the Earth and the sun or approximately 284 million kilometers.

The chances that such a comet would be headed directly for Earth are rather low, but not zero. Astronomers estimate that such a collision with a large comet occurs roughly every few million years.

But, in a year already filled with so many astronomical treats, it looks like we will be able to add a comet to the list. Comet C/2023 A3 making closest pass to Earth Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS has ...

"Asteroids and comets with a perihelion distance (closest to the Sun) less than 1.3 astronomical units (AU), or approximately ...

So what’s so special about comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS? “The comet is passing between the Sun and the Earth right now, so light diffracted (bent around) by dust grains in the tail, which is ...

Set your calendars on Nov. 18 (probably) for the Leonids meteor shower in the peak morning. You don't need a telescope to ...

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s CCOR captured solar CME images, while the LASCO telescope observed comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS ...

In the space of just a few short days and nights, Earthlings will be treated to a plethora of events and observing opportunities including that rarest of occasions — a bright comet — a solar ...