Newly Discovered Comet Could Be Brighter Than the Stars (Comet C/2023 A3)

Astronomers are abuzz over Comet C/2023 A3, which is headed our way in 2024 as it traverses its 80,000-year orbit. It’s currently between the orbits of Saturn and Jupiter, making its way toward the inner solar system as part of its estimated 80,000-year orbit. In September 2024, it’s going to make its closest approach to the Sun. If it survives perihelion, it will swing by the Earth in October 2024 and it could be brighter than our brightest stars.