SMRTR Science & EngineeringFeb 15, 2026Live Science

Newly visible, city-size 'green comet' will soon be ejected into interstellar space — just like 3I/ATLAS

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A city-sized green comet discovered in March 2024 is approaching its closest point to Earth on February 17, coming within 94 million miles of our planet. This hyperbolic comet from the Oort cloud will likely be ejected from our solar system forever after its current solar encounter, destined to drift through interstellar space for millions of years like comet 3I/ATLAS did previously.

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