Historic double comet flyby coming Monday and Tuesday: Here's what you need to know
Sunday, March 20, 2016 - 08:30
in Astronomy & Space
Two comets are headed for a historic flyby of Earth this week, and you don't want to miss them. The bigger of the two bodies, known as 252P/LINEAR, is about 750 feet in size and surrounded by an emerald green cloud of gas. It is expected to make its closest approach to our planet on March 21 at...