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Comets have long captivated the imagination of stargazers and scientists alike. These celestial wanderers, composed of ice and dust, grace our skies with ethereal tails during their journeys through the solar system. And sometimes, they even show us earthlings some icy fireworks! One such comet, 12P/Pons-Brooks, stunned astronomers with a remarkable outburst recorded recently on July 19, catapulting it into the spotlight of astronomical curiosity. 

Earlier this year, shortly after the excitement of comet C/2022 E3, astronomers found another icy visitor grazing through their images. This comet, C/2023 A3 ( Tsuchinan-Atlas), was discovered independently by ATLAS in South Africa and Tsuchinsan Observatory in China - and given their namesake. But will this one be the great naked-eye comet of the decade we’ve been waiting for?

Earlier this year, shortly after the excitement of comet C/2022 E3, astronomers found another icy visitor grazing through their images. This comet, C/2023 A3 ( Tsuchinan-Atlas), was discovered independently by ATLAS in South Africa and Tsuchinsan Observatory in China - and given their namesake. But will this one be the great naked-eye comet of the decade we’ve been waiting for?

'Oumuamua became the first observed interstellar object to zip through our solar system in 2017. Now, researchers think they have uncovered a simple solution for what propelled the comet during its flyby of the sun.