We could be the last humans to see the green comet passing Earth for the first time since the Ice Age | Business Insider

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Astronomers recently discovered a green comet approaching Earth for the first time in 50,000 years.

that the icy ball of gas, dust, and rock orbits the sun roughly ever 50,000 years, which means that Neanderthals were still walking the Earth and humans had just migrated out of Africa for the first time when the comet last whizzed by.

With no telescopes or binoculars, those ancient peoples may not have spotted the comet at all. And there may never be an opportunity to see it again. "Some predictions suggest that the orbit of this comet is so eccentric it's no longer in an orbit — so it's not going to return at all and will just keep going," Jessica Lee, an astronomer at Royal Observatory Greenwich, toldSo it might be worth the effort to look for Comet ZTF and become one of the few humans to ever see it up close. Here's what you need to know to maximize your chances.You may need a small telescope to spot Comet ZTF, but binoculars could be enough.

 

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