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Green Comet

Green comet to appear in sky for first time in 50,000 years

Brian Barrett,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The comet known as C/2022 E3(ZTF) will make its closest visit to earth in 50,000 years. It was discovered on March 22nd, 2022 at Cal Tech’s Palomar Observatory in San Diego. Usually comets are a white, but this comet has a green hue for a specific reason. “This comet apparently has a lot of carbon. Carbon…
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Look Up! Perseid Meteor Shower Comes This Weekend

Meteor Shower Occurs Every August
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The eighth month of every year usually brings a spectacle to the night sky. The Perseid Meteor Shower comes when the Earth journeys through the remnants of an ancient comet. When the Earth passes through what’s left of the Comet Swift–Tuttle, it crumbles into flashes of light—that’s what we see at night in the Red River Valley. The best time…