A comet is passing by earth but will you be able to see it?
It may not be visible in the night sky, but a comet will pass by earth for the first time in over 50,000 years.
The ZTF Comet was named for the telescope system that discovered it (Zwicky Transient Facility) last March. On Wednesday it will have its closest approach to Earth at over 42 million kilometers.
So, will you be able to see the comet on Wednesday?
“Comets are more visible to closer they are to the sun. What we’re witnessing right now is it’s moving away from the sun,” Tim Yaworski with the Royal Astronomical Society in Saskatchewan said.