According to NASA, a comet is a "cosmic snowball" made up of dust, rock and ice left over from the formation of the solar system which orbit the sun. The orbits of comets are continuously revised as new data becomes available,

Tonight would be a great time for New Yorkers to look for a comet in the sky. Here's everything you need to know about the Atlas comet, including how and when to view it:

The Hunter's Moon of October 2024 will be the largest full moon of the year thanks to its proximity to Earth. The moon arrived at perigee, its closest point to Earth in its slightly elliptical, or oval-shaped orbit, on the evening of Wednesday (Oct. 16), coming within just 221,938 miles (357,174 kilometers) of our planet.

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) was only discovered in January 2023 and is said to have last been visible from earth 80,000 years ago when the Neanderthals were alive. It’s bright trail has left stargazers in awe across Northumberland as many managed see it with the naked eye on a clear night.

Watch Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS as seen from a telescope in Italy Credit: The Virtual Telescope Project Watch live view of the Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS as seen from the Virtual Telescope Project in Rome,