The Solar System is a stage for a cosmic game of pinball, where interloping objects from various origins interact under gravity's influence, often changing their trajectories dramatically.
As large objects like Jupiter and Neptune influence smaller bodies, this gravitational dance can send kilometer-sized icy-rock bodies racing into the inner Solar System, leading to spectacular comet displays.
The rise of artificial lighting has made it difficult to see naked-eye comets, with many missing the grandeur of celestial events like Hale-Bopp in 1997.
Comet A3, or Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, offers a promising opportunity for 21st-century viewers to witness a spectacular comet, as it approaches the Sun with potential visual brilliance.
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