Astronomy experts say if the comet dubbed C2022 E3 ZTF ever returns, it won’t be at least for another 50,000 years.
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To kick off 2023, Earthlings could catch an extraordinary sight in the sky as a recently discovered comet travels past our world.

The comet, dubbed C/2022 E3 (ZTF), was first sighted in March 2022, according to NASA. It likely traveled hundreds of billions of miles to reach the inner solar system.

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