Green comet came closest to earth first time since Stone Age

  • 03/02/2023

Kuwait City, Feb 3: The Northern Hemisphere's night sky watchers caught a glimpse of the  green-hued comet that recently made its closest approach to Earth. According to The Planetary Society, the comet named C/2022 E3 (ZTF) has an orbit around the sun that travels through the outer regions of the solar system, which explains why it has taken so long for it to pass by Earth once more.It was last seen in the night sky around 50,000 years ago, during the Stone Age.

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