Indian stargazers capture rarest celestial view of ancient comet, last seen 80,000 years ago

An ancient comet—known as C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS—discovered in 2023 when it approached the inner solar system on its highly elliptical orbit for the first time in documented human history—recently made its closest approach to Earth.

Indian stargazers capture rarest celestial view of ancient comet, last seen 80,000 years ago
An ancient comet—known as C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS—discovered in 2023 when it approached the inner solar system on its highly elliptical orbit for the first time in documented human history—recently made its closest approach to Earth.