Want to see something cool? A green comet will be passing by Earth this month and it could be visible with the naked eye.
SALT LAKE CITY — Weeks after looking for Santa flying across the sky, Utahns can now turn their heads up to look for something ever more rare than a Jolly Old St. Nick sighting.
This month, the green Comet C/2022 E3 will zoom past Earth for the first time since the Upper Paleolithic period, which is a really long time.Space.com reports the comet is currently passing through the inner solar system before it makes its closest trip to Earth between Feb. 1-2. But if the skies are dark enough, early risers will be able to see the comet in the morning sky during the month of January.
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