Comet Hartley 2 Makes Closest Pass by Earth in 24 Years
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 17:30
in Astronomy & Space
With a spacecraft hot on its heels, a comet swung by Earth, coming closer to our home planet today (Oct. 20) than it has since its discovery in 1986.
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