Have you seen comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS yet? If you haven't yet seen the bright, icy space rock that's traveled from the edge of the solar system, it's not too late. But you need to see it soon.

The ancient comet—dubbed the “comet of the century”—returns to the inner solar system only once every 80,000 years.

An icy comet that will take 80,000 years to return – if it survives the trip – is streaking across the sky this October.