April Fools' Comet Passes by Earth, Took Nearly a Century to Identify
Saturday, April 1, 2017 - 08:32
in Astronomy & Space
A comet whose identity took nearly 100 years to pin down is making its closest approach to Earth today (April 1), just in time for April Fools' Day, NASA officials said. It's the comet's closest Earth encounter in more than 50 years.