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The 'Comet of the Century' Just Grew a Rare Anti-Tail (gizmodo.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Can anyone explain how this is the comet of the century?

Halley's comet happens every century. That's the baseline.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago

Looks like A3 is only visible once every 80,000 years due to its orbit. Earth will look very different by the time of returns!

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