Do you know that there is a massive comet, ten times the size of a football field, hurtling towards the earth? Do you think the human race will survive COMET C/2022 E3 ZTF? Good news for the human race is that the comet is not on collision path with the earth, but it’s still a fascinating and rare celestial event.

We all get confused between a comet and a shooting star as they look alike when seen from distance, it’s common for those who are not aware. Shooting stars are the meteors that enter the atmosphere and at high speed and burn like fireball while comets are snowballs made of dust and gases that revolve around the sun.

Coming up, there are many other little things discovered in space besides just comets, such as meteors, asteroids, meteoroids, dwarf planets, etc. But focused on the comet, here is the most recent information regarding COMET C/2022 E3 ZTF, which we will witness this year, or most likely on 2 February 2023.

The wide-field survey camera was used by astronomers at the Zwicky Transient Facility in March 2022 to make the initial discovery, therefore the designation ZTF.

According to ZTF, it will be seen as a green nucleus for the first time due to the existence of carbon gas in it. The solar winds' effects on the ion glow affect how these tail winds change. C/2022 E3 ZTF is predicted to have an ice ball tail that is 2.5 degrees wide. Its diameter was calculated by experts to be 1 km, and it is constantly travelling across space. It will be passing earth at a distance of 42 million kilometres.

For a clear view of the comet at night, people must go somewhere dark. The comet may leave its present parabolic orbit and never return to the solar system.

Individuals living in the north will be able to view it more clearly without the use of glasses.

Astrologers, scientists, and other lovers of the night sky have been waiting ever since to catch a sight of that comet. So, prepare your equipment to capture once in a million year events!

After this display, the comet may depart our solar system forever, according to astronomer Nicolas River of the Paris Observatory.

Will this generation be the last to see such a phenomenon?