@linkstarss: Stunning timelapse of the comet C/2023 A3 captured by the NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick from the International Space Station (ISS) C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) is a comet originating from the Oort cloud, discovered by the Purple Mountain Observatory in China on 9 January 2023 and independently found by ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) in South Africa on 22 February 2023. The comet passed perihelion (its closest point to the Sun) at a distance of 0.39 AU on 27 September 2024 Credit: NASA/Matthew Dominick #iss #spacestation #space #comet #astronomytok #astronaut #earth

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