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C/2023 A3 (TsuchinshanATLAS) comet is seen before sunrise from L'Aquila, Italy, on September 27th, 2024. C/2023 A3 (TsuchinshanATLAS) is a newly discovered comet, first observed in January 2023 by the Tsuchinshan Observatory and the ATLAS project. It will pass closest to the Sun in September 2024 and near Earth in October 2024, potentially becoming very bright and visible to the naked eye. (Photo by Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

C/2023 A3 (TsuchinshanATLAS) comet is seen before sunrise from L'Aquila, Italy, on September 27th, 2024. C/2023 A3 (TsuchinshanATLAS) is a newly discovered comet, first observed in January 2023 by the Tsuchinshan Observatory and the ATLAS project. It will pass closest to the Sun in September 2024 and near Earth in October 2024, potentially becoming very bright and visible to the naked eye. (Photo by Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto via Getty Images)