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Comet Visible Over Hyderabad City, Seen Once in 80k Years

Comet Visible Over Hyderabad City, Seen Once in 80k Years

Hyderabad: Skywatchers can spot a rare celestial visitor, which is visible from the Earth only once in 80,000 years, in...

1 Oct 2024 2:31 AM IST

Image of Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) captured by OU astronomy department students (Photo by arrangement)

Neanderthal Comet image captured by OU students

HYDERABAD: A comet that finds its way into the solar system once in 50,000 years, Comet C/2022 E3(ZTF), has students at...

13 Jan 2023 11:52 PM IST

The last time the comet passed Earth was during the Upper Paleolithic period, when Neanderthals still roamed Earth. (Photo: Twitter)

Once in 50,000-year comet may be visible to the naked eye

PARIS: A newly discovered comet could be visible to the naked eye as it shoots past Earth and the Sun in the coming...

12 Jan 2023 10:25 PM IST

Image courtesy: NASA

See Comet Neowise this week, or wait 6800 years

Astronomers have calculated that the next time the comet makes its visit to the solar system will be 6,800 years later

19 July 2020 9:45 AM IST