Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is on its way to brighten up the night sky — and the best is yet to come. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

This comet hails from the Oort Cloud, which is outside our solar system, past Neptune’s orbit. To put that in perspective, it takes Tsuchinshan-ATLAS 80,000 years to orbit the sun. Pluto does it ...