{"id":113246,"date":"2024-10-12T09:18:42","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T02:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113246"},"modified":"2024-10-12T09:18:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T02:18:42","slug":"most-anticipated-comet-of-the-year-to-make-closest-approach-to-earth-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=113246","title":{"rendered":"Most anticipated comet of the year to make closest approach to Earth this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"play-76883c392001598\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/320\/179\/play-76883c392001598--34802388454.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/640\/358\/play-76883c392001598--34802388454.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/768\/432\/play-76883c392001598--34802388454.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/1536\/864\/play-76883c392001598--34802388454.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/992\/558\/play-76883c392001598--34802388454.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/1984\/1116\/play-76883c392001598--34802388454.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/992\/558\/play-76883c392001598--34802388454.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"NASA Astronaut Matthew Dominick recorded this video of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS just above the horizon as the Northern lights danced above Earth. The beautiful video was taken from about 200 miles above Earth from the International Space Station.\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">NASA Astronaut Matthew Dominick recorded this video of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS just above the horizon as the Northern lights danced above Earth. The beautiful video was taken from about 200 miles above Earth from the International Space Station.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A once-in-80,000-year sight will make its closest approach to Earth this weekend before heading into the vast abyss of outer space.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Comet C\/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas made its closest approach to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/sun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sun<\/a> in September and will come within 44 million miles of Earth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Due to its proximity, the celestial object will appear in the western sky after sunset each evening until around mid to late month.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Comet C\/2023 A3 is no threat to Earth,&#8221; Peter Veres, a research scientist at the Minor Planet Center, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/comet-c2023-a3-october-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">previously told FOX Weather<\/a>. &#8220;We know the comet\u2019s orbit well. The orbit is becoming better and better with more and more astrometric observations incoming to our center &#8211; the MPC.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The celestial object was only recently discovered in 2023 when observers at China\u2019s Tsuchinshan Observatory were conducting routine monitoring.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/astronaut-moon-left-behind-manmade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SEE THE OBJECTS HUMANS LEFT BEHIND ON THE MOON<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/288\/162\/iowa.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/576\/324\/iowa.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/iowa.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/iowa.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/iowa.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1336\/752\/iowa.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/iowa.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"View of comet C\/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS from the International Space Station.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">View of comet C\/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS from the International Space Station.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (NASA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have also observed Tsuchinshan-Atlas comet on its journey around the Sun.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The space station captured a photo of the comet on September 19, showing its dusty tail in the vast darkness of outer space.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Astronomers say the closer a comet gets to the Sun, the longer the tail tends to grow.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Comets are simply the remnants of the solar system\u2019s formation, which took place approximately 4.5 billion years ago and are composed of a mixture of ice, dust, rock and gases.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;Some comets do not survive\u00a0close encounters with the Sun. If they get too close, radiation and gravitational forces may disintegrate them completely. Tsuchinshan-ATLAS did not suffer this fate, but another comet astronomers were watching, C\/2024 S1 ATLAS, may have,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/earthobservatory.nasa.gov\/images\/153444\/comet-tsuchinshan-atlas-arrives-from-afar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA stated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/nasa-moon-dust\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NASA DEVELOPS &#8220;MOON DUSTER&#8221; TO ZAP AWAY LUNAR DUST<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The celestial feature will likely be visible until the next Full Moon cycle approaches, which is the Full Hunter\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/moon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moon<\/a> on Oct. 17.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Based on orbital calculations, astronomers believe once the comet leaves Earth\u2019s sight, it could be another 80,000 years before the comet is visible again if it survives its voyage around the solar system.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">If you miss the Tsuchinshan-Atlas comet, not too many celestial events are left in the calendar year, with three Full Moons and a close bypass with Jupiter, which will all occur before the winter solstice.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/288\/162\/bda4a3e9-Capture.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/576\/324\/bda4a3e9-Capture.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/720\/405\/bda4a3e9-Capture.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1440\/810\/bda4a3e9-Capture.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/668\/376\/bda4a3e9-Capture.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1336\/752\/bda4a3e9-Capture.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/668\/376\/bda4a3e9-Capture.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Comet size comparison\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">C\/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) Telescope is barreling towards the heart of our solar system.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (NASA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/earth-what-is-in-sky\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA Astronaut Matthew Dominick recorded this video of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS just above the horizon as the Northern lights danced above Earth. 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