Wed, 10/16/2024 - 07:50 Gizmodo The phenomenon, known as an anti-tail, is an optical illusion caused by the Earth's position in the comet's orbital plane. Tags Space, antitails, Comet A3, Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), Comets Source The ‘Comet of the Century’ Just Grew a Rare Anti-Tail