A rare green comet is expected to pass by Earth this week and will be visible in the night sky for nearly a month, according to NASA and astronomers.
This handout picture obtained from the NASA website shows the Comet C/2022 E3 that was discovered by astronomers using the wide-field survey camera at the Zwicky Transient Facility.If you're looking at the night skies over the next month and make out a tiny green light in the sky, don't panic, aliens haven't landed.
This handout picture obtained from the NASA website shows the Comet C/2022 E3 that was discovered by astronomers using the wide-field survey camera at the Zwicky Transient Facility.Comet C/2022 E3 was discovered last March when it was already inside the orbit of Jupiter. It is distinguishable by its green glow.
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"Comets are notoriously unpredictable, but if this one continues its current trend in brightness, it'll be easy to spot with binoculars, and it's just possible it could become visible to the unaided eye under dark skies," NASA wrote on its
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