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Green comet will appear in the night sky for the first time since the Stone Age

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Green comet will appear in the night sky for the first time since the Stone Age

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  1. Green comet will swing by Earth for the first time in 50,000 years

    Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri ·

  2. Newest

    Green comet will appear in the night sky for the first time since the Stone Age

    Headline from KRDO ·

3 reports not tied to one development ·

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46 articles, oldest first.

  1. Newsweek

    Mysterious green comet nears Earth, revealing secrets of time and space (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    A rare comet from deep space will soon appear in the night skies. Stop what you're doing and look up.

  2. Newsweek

    When, where and how to see the green comet right now? (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    It may already be possible to see comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) with the naked eye from very dark locations.

  3. CBS News

    Rare green comet: when, where and how to see it (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A rare green comet is zooming our way for the first time in 50,000 years. As it makes its appearance in the sky, Dr. Kyle Watters, the Planetarium Director at Sac State, shares how you can view the comet if you live in Sacramento.

  4. Local Memphis

    What to know about the once-in-a-lifetime green comet swinging past Earth (opens Local Memphis)

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    Local Memphis's feed description

    This glowing celestial visitor is best seen in the predawn hours as it prepares to zoom safely past Earth.

  5. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Green comet will swing by Earth for the first time in 50,000 years (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Ashley Strickland, CNN A recently discovered green comet will soon zip by Earth for the first time in 50,000 years. It was last visible in the night sky during the Stone Age. Discovered on March 2, 2022, by astronomers using the Zwicky Transient Facility’s wide-field survey camera at the Palomar …

  6. The Guardian

    What is ‘the green comet’ and how can you see it? (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    C/2022 E3 (ZTF) was last visible during the stone age so if you miss it this time you’re unlikely to get another chance

  7. NBC Chicago

    ‘Green Comet' Will Reach Its Brightest Point This Week as it Nears Earth (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Scientists are encouraging residents of the Chicago area to look toward the skies this week for a “once-in-a-lifetime” event, as a comet will make its closest approach to Earth in its orbit.

  8. Insider

    The Green Comet will be closest to earth on Feb 1. Here's the science behind its ghoulish glow. (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    A comet is essentially a galactic snowball. Physics explains why the green comet's head is green, but not its tail.

  9. Al Jazeera

    Green comet expected to be visible for first time in 50 millennia (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Green-hued comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is visible with binoculars, telescopes – and in some areas, the naked eye.

  10. KRDO

    Green comet will appear in the night sky for the first time since the Stone Age (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    Green comet will appear in the night sky for the first time since the Stone Age

  11. NBC Chicago

    ‘Green Comet' To Be Most Visible Tonight As It Nears Earth (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    A “once-in-a-lifetime” event is on the horizon this week as a comet will make its closest approach to Earth in its orbit.

  12. Washington Examiner

    Green comet will be visible as it passes by Earth for first time in 50,000 years (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A green comet will be visible in the sky Wednesday evening as it passes by Earth for the first time in thousands of years.

  13. Triblive

    Green comet visible over Western PA tonight if clouds cooperate (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    The so-called green comet will make its closest approach to Earth in about 50,000 years tonight, but whether you’ll see it in the skies above Western Pennsylvania is debatable. “Unfortunately, we’re going to have increasing cloudiness overnight,” said Lee Hendricks, a meteorologist with the National…

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