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April Fool's Comet

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Want To Watch the Closest Approach of The April Fools' Comet? Watch It Here Now We have been treated to a heart-pounding celestial event recently when an asteroid  flew  really close to Earth in January, as well as several amazing astronomical  sights  in February. Some people may even be excitedly waiting for 2022 when the Earth would bear witness to the  collision  of two stars. Now NASA confirms that we will also get the chance to watch the closest approach of a comet that took more than a century to properly identify - and it is happening on the night of April Fools' Day! All you need to watch comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák fly by is either a telescope or an internet connection. The April Fools' Comet Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák has been  dubbed  the "April Fools' Comet" but note that the nickname is only for this year's approach. This is because comet 41P only  passes  by Earth in its travel between Jupiter and the sun...