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Sky chart showing the location of Comet C\/2020 F3 just after sunset, July 15 through 23. Credits: NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Comet NEOWISE was discovered on March 27, 2020, by NASA’s Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) mission. The comet is crossing outside of Earth’s orbit and will make its way back to the outer parts of the solar system by mid-August. Don’t miss it!<\/p>\n

Visit the NASA website<\/a> to learn more about Comet NEOWISE and how to spot it in the sky.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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