Comet To Make Closest Flyby Today
A newly discovered comet will make its closest approach to our planet on TODAY.
1 minute read•Updated 9:19 PM EDT, Sun March 17, 2024
A newly discovered comet will make its closest approach to our planet on TODAY.
See where the Comet is in the sky right now -> LIVE TRACKER <-
Astronomers say the object's journey toward us took around 50,000 years. The object originates in the Oort cloud, a collection of icy bodies at the edge of the Solar System.
NO IMPACT RISK
The comet will make its closest approach to Earth at around 41 million km (26 million miles)
RELATED STORIES
Zac Aubert
Zachary Aubert is the Founder and CEO of The Launch Pad Network.
As a journalist Zac writes about space exploration, technology, and science. He has covered Inspiration-4, Artemis-1, Starship IFT-1, AX-2 on location.
As a journalist Zac writes about space exploration, technology, and science. He has covered Inspiration-4, Artemis-1, Starship IFT-1, AX-2 on location.
More by Zac Aubert