Rare green comet last seen 50,000 years ago due to make closest pass by Earth

Rare green comet last seen 50,000 years ago due to make closest pass by Earth

Comet C/2022 E3 (Dan Bartlett/Nasa)

A rare green comet, last seen around 50,000 years ago, is due to make its closest pass by Earth.

Called C/2022 E3 (ZTF), this celestial object hails from the Oort cloud at the outermost edge of the Solar System.

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