Green Comet to pass by Earth on 1st February

 Published January 5, 2023 4:00pm EST

Green comet will pass by Earth for first time since Neanderthals roamed Earth

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) was first discovered by astronomers last March

By Julia Musto | Fox News

A green comet discovered last March will make its closest approach to Earth this month.

The comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) was first discovered by astronomers using the wide-field survey camera at California's Zwicky Transient Facility. 

It was already inside the orbiter of Jupiter.

Since then, it has brightened substantially and is sweeping across the northern constellation Corona Borealis in predawn skies, according to NASA. 

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) was discovered by astronomers using the wide-field survey camera at the Zwicky Transient Facility this year in early March.  (Dan Bartlett)

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By Julia Musto

Julia Musto is a reporter for Fox News Digital. You can find her on Twitter at @JuliaElenaMusto

(Source: foxnews.com; January 5, 2023; https://tinyurl.com/2lx592tk)
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