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You may not even need a telescope to see Comet 46P/Wirtanen in the night sky this month

  • Written by Shannon Schmoll, Director, Abrams Planetarium, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University
A comet-gazing opportunity to close out the year.I MAKE PHOTO 17/Shutterstock.com

As comets blaze across the night sky, they can bring wonder and excitement to those watching from Earth – or even a sense of impending doom. In the past, people debated what comets even are – an atmospheric phenomenon, a fire in the sky, a star with a...

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