Rare brightening comet seen passing Earth from Hawaii

Scientists estimate the last time Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS visited our solar system was 80,000 years ago.

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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was discovered in January 2023 after Tsuchinshan Observatory in China spotted it, which was later independently detected by Nasa's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS).

Scientists estimate the last time Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS visited our solar system was 80,000 years ago.

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