April Fools’ Day Comet Will Be the Closest Pass to Earth on Record…No Joke

It might be streaming by on April Fools’ Day, but this comet is no holiday prank. On Saturday, the inelegantly named comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák will make its closest flyby of Earth since its discovery in 1858. There’s no need to worry about it hitting Earth: The comet will zoom past at a safe distance of around 13.2 million miles, about 50 times the moon’s distance, EarthSky.org reports. While the comet will … Continue reading →