It wasn’t until April 2024 that we discovered this comet. Scientists believe it came from the Oort Cloud, a far-off area of frozen particles near the solar system’s boundary.
As it gets closer to our son, its frozen layer will melt and form a tail, releasing dust and gas that will cause us to ooh and ahh as it goes by. After giving us a glimpse of its breathtaking majesty,
It will turn around and return to the outer reaches of our solar system, starting a new phase of its about 160,000-year trip that we will be able to see again in 162,025 or so.
