Comet A3 photobombs sun observatory during powerful x-flare

In the past few days, comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) has come within the sights of the ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory. On Oct. 9, it captured a coronal mass ejection generated from a powerful solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured close-ups of the flare. Credit: | ESA/ NASA / SOHO / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams, | edited by 's Steve Spaleta ()