A comet that was expected to die before reaching Earth has survived, astronomers say. It is now moving towards us and getting brighter by the day. Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) was first spotted at the Purple Mountain Observatory's XuYi Station in China in 2023.

Comet expected to die near the sun might survive, then visit Earth in October

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick has once again caught on his camera a celestial wonder that will leave you in awe. He recently shared a timelapse of the Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS captured from the International Space Station.

Watch: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS en route to sun captured from ISS

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Comet expected to die near the sun might survive, then visit Earth in October

Watch: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS en route to sun captured from ISS