145K views · 338 shares | Since December 2013, after a period of hibernation, our Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NeoWise) mission has completely scanned the skies and observed and characterized 29,375 objects, including 27,000 asteroids (gray), 788 near-Earth objects (green) and 136 comets (yellow): https://go.nasa.gov/2r58Gtq | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook

Comet NEOWISE

If you get a chance tonight, look up at the night sky to see Neowise, the brightest comet to grace the Northern Hemisphere in decades. The comet is expected to make its closest approach tonight, passing at a distance of 64 million miles. You can spot Neowise after sunset, below the Big Dipper in the northwest sky. If you don't catch Neowise this time around, you won’t get another chance—it will be approximately 6,800 years before the comet returns to the inner parts of the Milky Way. Here are so

51K views · 14 shares | COMET "NEOWISE:" The newly discovered “NEOWISE” comet is making a rare appearance in skies around the world. NASA says the the comet can be viewed just after sunset until mid-August, and won’t be back in the inner solar system for almost another 7,000 years. | CBS Newspath | Facebook

196K views · 10K reactions | A breathtaking early morning timelapse of Comet NEOWISE rising over the Adriatic sea @astrogyres | Aurora Borealis Observatory | Facebook

19K views · 207 reactions | LIVE: Here's a shot of Comet Neowise right now in the northeast. This comet was discovered in March. | KSL 5 TV | Facebook

19K views · 152 reactions | Have you spotted Comet Neowise? ☄️ Don't worry if you've missed it, it'll be visible throughout July https://bbc.in/38RZihx | BBC Manchester | Facebook