Look to the night sky on Saturday for the best chance to see a comet that won't be back for another 80,000 years, according to NASA.The big picture: The comet, known as C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, is expected to be closest to Earth on Oct.

A comet discovered in 2023 will pass by Earth this weekend and become increasingly visible in Central Illinois over the next few days. The comet, now called C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, (A3 for short) survived it’s close transit of the sun and will become easier to spot in the western sky by early

For as long as I remember there have been frequent forecasts of bright comets coming to our skies. Often, many predictions go way over the top, like “Comet of the Century will Light up the Sky.”

A comet that was last seen at the time of the Neanderthals will be visible to the naked eye this weekend in the Omaha area.

A newly discovered comet will be visible this weekend from a distance of about 44 million miles away. That may sound far off, but it’s on par with some planets visible to the naked eye, said Sally Brummel,

There's been talk of another spectacular comet putting on a show in our sky after Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. Unfortunately, however, it doesn't look like the newcomer will deliver.

A comet like the fictional Jesper is what’s known as a Jupiter family comet, so named because they have orbits which extend roughly to the orbit of Jupiter. Most comets, however, are more distant. Many have roughly circular orbits which keep them in the outer reaches of the solar system,